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Object Type
Museum number: R,6.180
Title: Object: Louis de Bourbon IIe du nom Prince de Condé
Description: Portrait of Louis II de Bourbon Prince of Condé ("Le Grand Condé"), bust-length, turned to the left and looking towards the viewer, wearing ermine cloak, collar with tassels, and insignia of the order of the Saint Esprit; in oval frame, flanked by laurel, with below a cartouche lettered with the title, a lying lion, a shield on the battle of Rocroy, a sword, and a globe scattered with three fleurs-de-lys. 1775 Etching and engraving
Producer name: Print made by: Pierre Savart; After: Justus van Egmont; Published by: Pierre Savart
School/style: French; Flemish
Production date: 1775
Production place: Published in: Paris (France)
Materials
Technique: engraving; etching
Dimensions: Height: 185 millimetres (plate-mark); Width: 123 millimetres
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Curator's comments: The BM keeps another print apparently engraved after the same portrait, which attributes the design to Mignard (1894,1016.10). Also see print by Nanteuil (R,6.179)
Bibliographic references: Firmin-Didot 1875-77 / Les graveurs de portraits en France catalogue raisonné de la collection des portraits de l' École Française (2126.II); Faucheux 1864 / Catalogue raisonné de toutes les estampes qui forment les oeuvres gravés d'Etienne Ficquet, Pierre Savart, J.-B. de Grateloup et J.-P.-S. de Grateloup (15)
Location: Not on display
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1799
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: R,6.180

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