Portrait of Charles Maria de La Condamine
Date
late 18th century
Sitter
Charles Maria de La Condamine (1701 - 1774) , Explorer
Creator
Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715 - 1790, French) , Printmaker
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 190mm
width (print): 128mm
height (paper support): 228mm
width (paper support): 152mm
width (print): 128mm
height (paper support): 228mm
width (paper support): 152mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Charles Maria de La Condamine in right profile. Oval in an rectangular with an inscribed socle and decorated with a globe, books and laurel branches.
Inscribed ‘Collection de le Beau. C.M. LE DE LA CONDAMINE lun des Quarante de lAcademie Francoise. Mort A Paris le 13 Fevier 1774 Agé de 72 Ans. Cochin Del.’
Charles Maria de La Condamine (1701-1774) was a French explorer, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1748.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.11.
Inscribed ‘Collection de le Beau. C.M. LE DE LA CONDAMINE lun des Quarante de lAcademie Francoise. Mort A Paris le 13 Fevier 1774 Agé de 72 Ans. Cochin Del.’
Charles Maria de La Condamine (1701-1774) was a French explorer, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1748.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.11.
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