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Portrait of Philibert Orrey

A work made of engraving on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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Date:

1737

Artist:

François Bernard Lépicié (French, 1698-1755)
after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

François Bernard Lépicié

Title

Portrait of Philibert Orrey

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1737

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Inscriptions

Lettered, below image: "Messire Philibert Orry, Ministre & Conseiller d'Etat, Controleur General des Finances, et Directeur General des Batiments du Roy."; lower left: "Peint par Hyacinthe Rigaud Ecuyer Chevalier de l'ordre de St.Michel."; lower right: "Grave par Lecpicie 1737."

Dimensions

sheet: 54.2 × 40.6 cm (21 3/8 × 16 in.); Plate: 52.8 × 39.4 cm (20 13/16 × 15 9/16 in.); Image: 51.8 × 37.7 cm (20 7/16 × 14 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

Reference Number

1888.181

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