Skip to Content
Today Open today 10–11 members | 11–5 public

Portrait of Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux

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

Image actions

  • A work made of engraving on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1723

Artist:

Pierre-Imbert Drevet (French, 1697-1739)
after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pierre-Imbert Drevet

Title

Portrait of Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1723

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 50.2 × 33.1 cm (19 13/16 × 13 1/16 in.); Plate: 51 × 34.8 cm (20 1/8 × 13 3/4 in.); Sheet: 52.1 × 35.6 cm (20 9/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1927.2762

IIIF Manifest  The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.

Learn more.

https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/43692/manifest.json

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Share

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.

Learn more

Image actions

Share