Author: Febvre, Claude le (1632-1675), artist: Benedict Audran I (1661-1721), engraver
Title: Portrait of Joannes Baptista Colbert. First Edition of the Engraving
Description: Circa 1709. Original engraving. 67 x 50.5 cm. Loss in very wide lower margin..Portrait of Jean Baptiste Colbert, after Lefebvre; half-length, turned to right, looking to front, with collar edged with lace and cloak emblazoned with the cross of the Order of the Holy Ghost over his left shoulder; in oval on plinth with coat of arms at bottom, and in the upper part a putto holding a cornucopia. 1709 ..Inscription type: inscription Inscription content: Lettered with production detail: "C. le Febvre Effigiem pinxit" and "Benedictus Audran sculpsit" and title. Curator's comments Engraved by Audran for his réception at the Académie, in 1709 (although the plate had been commissioned in 1698).,, References: Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Accession Number 1963.30.31031; British Museum number 1928,0313.367; FF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (6) Firmin-Didot 1875-77 / Les graveurs de portraits en France catalogue raisonné de la collection des portraits de l' École Française (59). .

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