| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Antoine Masson after Nicolas Mignard |
| Published | 1663 |
| Dimensions | Image 307 x 230 mm, Plate 311 x 233 mm, Sheet 324 x 246 mm |
| Notes |
A fine portrait of French painter Pierre Dupuis, half-length, turned to the left, wearing fur hat and unbuttoned doublet, with left hand clutching heavy gold chain with medallion. Inscribed below image N. Mignard, Avenionensis Pinxit and Ant. Masson Sculpebat 1663. Four verses in plinth below: Je Peins Et Je Suis Peint Par Mes Meilleurs Amis... Pierre Dupuis or Pierre Dupuys (1610- 1682) was a French painter. He lived in Italy, where he met Pierre Mignard in 1637. He was a specialist of still lifes and his style was influenced by Northern Europe painting and Protestant religion. In his paintings of bouquets, an influence of Jacques Linard and Louise Moillon. Antoine Masson (1636 – 1700) was an engraver, draughtsman and pastellist, born in Loury. He became a member of the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1679 and exhibited at the Salon in 1699. He made seven reproductive engravings of religious subjects, after Titian, Carlo Maratti and Peter Paul Rubens. Of his 63 portrait engravings, some are after his own compositions, others after Nicolas Mignard, Charles Le Brun, Gilbert de Sève and Thomas Blanchet. The few drawings that are now attributed to him include pastels of Charles II, King of England (Dijon, Mus. Magnin) and Pierre Dupuis (Paris, Louvre). Nicolas Mignard (1606 - 1668) was a painter and etcher, brother of Pierre, and known as 'Mignard d'Avignon'. Firmin-Didot 1469, Robert-Dumesnil II.117.25 |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £130.00 |
| Stock ID | 37763 |