Portrait of Jean de la Fontaine, from "Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon Avec la Poème d'Adonis"

Multiple artists/makers

published in 1795

Not on view

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Title: Portrait of Jean de la Fontaine, from "Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon Avec la Poème d'Adonis"
Series/Portfolio: Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon Avec la Poème d'Adonis
Artist: Pierre Audouin (French, Paris 1768–1822 Paris)
Artist: After Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, Perpignan 1659–1743 Paris)
Sitter: Jean de La Fontaine (French, Château-Thierry 1621–1695 Paris)
Author: Jean de La Fontaine (French, Château-Thierry 1621–1695 Paris)
Publisher: Didot, le Jeune , Paris
Publisher: Chez Saugrain (French, 18th century)
Date: published in 1795
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 × 10 3/16 in. (35.5 × 25.8 cm)
Plate: 10 9/16 × 6 15/16 in. (26.8 × 17.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.2641-6(a)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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