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Portrait of Gessner

1775
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Gessner
  • Artist: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736–1807 Paris)
  • Artist: After Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (French, Givry 1747–1825 Paris)
  • Date: 1775
  • Medium: Etching; third state of four (Bocher)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 3 15/16 in. (26 × 10 cm)
    Plate: 9 13/16 × 3 11/16 in. (25 × 9.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Edward Fenton, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.521.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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