Jacques Benigne Bossuet
Jacques Benigne Bossuet

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Jacques Benigne Bossuet

Pierre Drevet, French, 1663 - 1738
after Hyacinthe Rigaud, French, 1659–1743
x1959-84

Information

Title
Jacques Benigne Bossuet
Maker
Pierre Drevet
after Hyacinthe Rigaud
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet (sight): 50.5 x 34.2 cm (19 7/8 x 13 7/16 in.) frame: 73 × 54.9 × 2.2 cm (28 3/4 × 21 5/8 × 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gilbert S. McClintock, Class of 1908
Object Number
x1959-84
Inscription
caption, center: Jacobus Benignus Bossuet...; left, below border: Hyaninthus Rigaud pinxit; right: Petrus Drevet sculpsit 1723
Culture
European, French
Type
engravings, prints
Subject
standing, portraits, men, figures (representations)

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