Jean de la Fontaine de l'Academie Françoise [graphic] / Hiacinte Rigault pinx. ; Edelinck sculp. C.P.R.

Published/Created:

[Paris?]
[publisher not identified]
[between 1695 and 1700?]

Physical Description:

1 print : engraving on laid paper ; sheet 278 x 203 mm

Notes:

Title from text in image.
Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: R,6.244.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
In paper frame: 393 x 258 mm.

Abstract:

"Portrait of French fabulist Jean de la Fontaine, half-length, facing front with head turned to the left; in oval frame with coat of arms in lower part; illustration for Perrault's 'Les Hommes illustres'. c.1695/1700."--British Museum online catalogue.

Associated Names:

Edelinck, Gérard, 1640-1707 [Printmaker]
Rigaud, Hyacinthe, 1659-1743 [Artist]

Topics:

La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695

Language:

French

Genre:

Engravings -- France -- Paris -- 1695
Portrait prints

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html

Call Number:

Portraits L166 no. 1

Orbis Record:

11291252

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr30518

Volume/Enumeration:

Digital version

OID:

10980012

PID:

digcoll:550468