Record

RefNoIM/007236
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Émilie du Châtelet
ArtistPierre Gabriel Langlois
Date1786
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of Émilie du Châtelet within an oval frame. She is presented turned slightly towards her right and is looking out towards the viewer.

Engraved after a painting by Marianne Loir.
InscriptionContentInscribed: ‘GABRIELLE EMILIE DE BRETEUIL, / MARQUISE DU CHÂTELET. / Morte à Lunéville en 1749, agée de 43 Ans.’ Inscribed below: ‘Peint par Marianne Loir.’ ‘et Gravé par P. G. Langlois, 1786.’
Extent1 item
ObjectNameEngraving
PhysicalDescriptionLine engraving
Dimensions155 x 100 mm
NotesFramed and mounted
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenancePurchased via ebay, March 2025
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