Guillaume, Cardinal Dubois
Artist
Pierre-Imbert Drevet
(French, 1697 - 1739)
Artist After
Hyacinthe Rigaud
(French, 1659 - 1743)
Date1724
MediumLine engraving
DimensionsImage: 18 15/16 × 14 3/16 inches (48.1 × 36.04 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-74/15
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Gallery LabelThis engraving, like that of Samuel Bernard nearby, was made after a portrait by Rigaud and is an archetypal image of the worldly grandeur of the French Catholic church in the 18th century. Though his costume is ecclesiastic, he is presented with the pomp and circumstance of a king or statesman, with no suggestion of humility or austerity, which some might prefer in portraits of the clergy!
With M. Knoedler & Co., New York, by May 1932;
Purchased from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
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Louis Pierre Theophile Dubois de Nehaut
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2009.37.7
