A Portrait Medallion of King Louis XV Surrounded by Putti Carrying the Attributes of Fame and History
<p>Although Gabriel de Saint-Aubin failed in his attempts to be accepted by the Royal Academy as a history painter, he never gave up entirely his work in historical subjects, and he loved to endow political figures with ornamental relish. This drawing might have decorated a treatise; it is inscribed by the artist with the declaration “The Heart of the French (<em>Le Coeur des Français</em>)” and signed and dated January 11, 1774.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1774
- Dimensions
- Primary/secondary supports: 12 × 14.6 cm (4 3/4 × 5 3/4 in.); Tertiary support: 15.5 × 19.5 cm (6 1/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Printmaking
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin
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Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette Crowned by Love
1775 · red chalk, black chalk, pen and black and gray ink with watercolor and gouache, heightened with white gouache on laid paper
Rendezvous in the Palais Royal
1774 · black chalk and graphite with stumping, pen and brown ink, and touches of white chalk, on laid paper
Record
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- 1774
- Dimensions
- Primary/secondary supports: 12 × 14.6 cm (4 3/4 × 5 3/4 in.); Tertiary support: 15.5 × 19.5 cm (6 1/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1774-127629
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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