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Description: | Portrait of a seated cleric. The subject is facing the viewer and has tightly curled hair with a centre parting. He is dressed in clerical robes and has a hat in his right hand, held on his knee. His left hand is resting on the arm of his chair. There are shelves of books in the background to the right and a desk to the right of the sitter. There are books, papers and an ink stand on the desk.
Technique: engraving (printing process)
medium: ink (black)
Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille, Archbishop of Paris by Claude Drevet, Hyacinthe Rigaud (after), about 1750, (1978.125). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.103358 | Go to resource |
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