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Description: | RU inscr on plate b. "OLIVARIUS LE FEVRE D'ORMESSON COMES CONSIST / LIBELLOR / SUPPLIC MAGISTER"; s. on plate b. l. "Ant. Mafson ad. vivvum,"; s. on plate b. r. "Pinge et Sculpebat 1665" CRE MASSON, Antoine; (French; 1636-1700) DES MIGNARD, Pierre; (French; 1612-1695) Pierre Mignard met Antoine Masson when he was working for a armourer. Impressed by his talent, he advised him to work on his drawing, whic Masson did, to become a successful engraver. "Olivier Le Fevre d'Ormesson" is amongst one of his best prints, although the sitter himself was not really satisfied. From a family of uccessful magistrates, he would have had a remarquable carrier if he would not have taken the defense of Nicolas Fouquet, Louis XIV's minister which the king condamned himself. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | PORTRAIT : MAN : MAGISTRATE : XVIIITH CENTURY : NICOLAS FOUQUET : LOUIS XIV : ADVOCATE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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