Portrait of Jean de la Fontaine

After a sculpture by Pierre Julien French
Sitter Jean de La Fontaine French
1801
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Jean de la Fontaine
  • Artist: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736–1807 Paris)
  • Artist: After a sculpture by Pierre Julien (French, St-Paulien, near Le Puy-en-Velay 1731–1804 Paris)
  • Sitter: Jean de La Fontaine (French, Château-Thierry 1621–1695 Paris)
  • Date: 1801
  • Medium: Etching and engraving; third state of three (Bocher)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 5 13/16 in. (23.2 × 14.7 cm)
    Plate: 8 1/2 × 5 13/16 in. (21.6 × 14.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.756–1794
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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