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RefNoIM/003522
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TitlePerronet, Jean Rodolphe
ArtistSaint-Aubin; Augustin de (1736 - 1807); engraver
Date1782
DescriptionHalf-length seated portrait of Jean Rodolphe Perronet within an oval architectural frame. Perronet is shown turned towards his left and is looking out towards the viewer. He holds a pen in his right hand, with other pens and architectural tools visible on his desk. He is shown wearing an ornate jacket with fleur-de-lis buttons over a frilled shirt and a silk sash. He wears a short wig and is presented against a dark background.

Engraved by Saint-Aubin after a drawing by Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715 - 1790).
InscriptionContent‘OPTIMO VIRO ET CLARISSIMO CIVI JOAN NI RODOLPHO PERRONET, / Regiæ Scientiarum Academiæ Parisiensis Sodali, / et à Viis, Pontibus et Ædificiis Publicis Galliæ conficiendis Architecturæ-Præfecto, / offerebant et consecravère Institutori, Amico, Patri, / testes Virtutum assidui et Benefactorum memores Alumni, / ANNO M. DCC. LXXXII.’
ObjectNameEngraving
MaterialsBlack and white engraving
AccessStatusOpen
CopyrightThe Royal Society
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CodePersonNameDates
NA2725Perronet; Jean Rodolphe (1708 - 1794)1708 - 1794
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