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Portrait of Luigi Lagrange, seated with an easel behind him at right with a mathematical equation

Artist and publisher Luigi Rados Italian
Intermediary draftsman Roberto Focosi Italian
Subject Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia Italian
1827
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Luigi Lagrange, seated with an easel behind him at right with a mathematical equation
  • Artist and publisher: Luigi Rados (Italian, Parma 1773–1840)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman Roberto Focosi (Italian, Milan 1806–1867 Milan)
  • Subject: Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia (Italian, Turin 1736–1813 Paris)
  • Date: 1827
  • Medium: Stipple etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 19 7/16 × 14 5/8 in. (49.4 × 37.2 cm)
    Sheet: 20 5/8 × 15 3/16 in. (52.4 × 38.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Weston J. Naef, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.1123.76
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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