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Pierre Adrien Le Beau, Claude-Louis Desrais, and others

Portrait of Michel-Philippe Bouvart

1769-1809

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Portrait of Michel-Philippe Bouvart

1769-1809

Physical Qualities Engraving, Sheet: 300 × 220 mm. (11 13/16 × 8 11/16 in.) Plate: 185 × 125 mm. (7 5/16 × 4 15/16 in.) Image: 160 × 110 mm. (6 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1984.81.4429
Bouvart (1717-1787) was a French doctor, member of the Académie des sciences from 1743, professor at the Collège de France 1747-1756.

Inscribed: Recto: in plate: in cartouche below portrait: "Chevalier de l’Ordre du Roi, Docteur / de la Faculté de Paris, Professeur Emérite / au Collège Royal, et membre de l'Aca- / démie Royale des Sciences &c &c"; lower left corner of image: "Dessiné par Desrais" lower right corner of image: "Gravé par Le Beau"; below image: "A Paris chez Esnauts et Rapilly, rue St Jacques a la Ville de Coutances. A. P. D. R."

Markings: CM: Claghorn

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