print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1983,U.2819
- Title
- Object: Nicolas Henry Tardieu Graveur ordinaire du Roy Né à Paris le 15 janvier 1674
- Description
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Portrait of Nicolas Henri Tardieu, half-length directed to left, looking to front, with long curly wig, untied cravat, and unbuttoned jacket, in oval on ledge; illustration to Dreux du Radier's 'L'Europe illustre' (Paris: Odieuvre & Breton, 1755-1765); restrike of a plate engraved in 1743
Engraving and etching
- Production date
- 1743
- Dimensions
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Height: 155 millimetres (plate-mark)
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Width: 111 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For comment on Dreux du Radier's 'Europe illustre' (and its use of restrikes) see 2011,7059.34
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: L'Europe illustre
- Acquisition date
- 1964
- Acquisition notes
- Stamped on verso: 'British / Museum / 1964', purple ink; and a circular stamp reading 'Hove Museum & art Gallery', stamped in black, with the number '61.39 / 10681' inscribed within. Not in Lugt.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1983,U.2819