Portrait of Bernard Forest de Bélidor
Date
18th century
Sitter
Bernard Forest de Belidor (1693 - 1761, French) , Engineer
Creator
Pierre Maleuvre (1740 - 1803, French) , Engraver
After
Louis Vigée (1715 - 1767, French) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 315mm
width (print): 195mm
width (print): 195mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Bernard Forest de Bélidor inclined to the left, dressed in armour, in an oval frame.
Inscribed: ‘BELIDOR/ Vigee Pinx. Maleuvre Sculp.’
Bernard Forest de Bélidor (1698-1761), French engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1726.
Inscribed: ‘BELIDOR/ Vigee Pinx. Maleuvre Sculp.’
Bernard Forest de Bélidor (1698-1761), French engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1726.
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