Portrait of Saly

Subject Jacques François Joseph Saly French

second half 18th century

Not on view

This print was acquired with an album made up of sixteen early impressions and one later impression of La Live de Jully's "Recueil de caricatures", etched ca. 1754 after drawings by Jacques François Joseph Saly, eight caricatures etched after Thiemet, and two anonymous prints of a standing man and standing woman.

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Title: Portrait of Saly
Artist: Jean François Rousseau (French, ca. 1740–1776 after)
Artist: After Charles Nicolas Cochin II (French, Paris 1715–1790 Paris)
Subject: Jacques François Joseph Saly (French, Valenciennes 1717–1776 Paris)
Date: second half 18th century
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 7 11/16 × 5 9/16 in. (19.6 × 14.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Carolyn Bullard Gift, in honor of E. John Bullard and funds from various donors, 2014
Object Number: 2014.196.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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