Portrait of Jean le Rond d’Alembert
Date
19th century
Sitter
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (1717 - 1783) , Mathematician
Creator
Zéphirin Félix Jean Marius Belliard (1798 - 1861, French) , Engraver
François-Séraphin Delpech (1778 - 1825, French) , Lithographer
François-Séraphin Delpech (1778 - 1825, French) , Lithographer
After
Maurice-Quentin de La Tour (1704 - 1788, French) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 490mm
width (print): 320mm
width (print): 320mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Jean le Rond d’Alembert, inclined to the left and looking slightly right [as viewed], dressed in queue wig and dinner jacket over a shirt and necktie.
Inscribed: ‘J. Lith de Depech Z Belliard/ J. D’ALEMBERT/ Tire de l’Academie Royale de France’ With facsimile signature.
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783), French mathematician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1748.
Inscribed: ‘J. Lith de Depech Z Belliard/ J. D’ALEMBERT/ Tire de l’Academie Royale de France’ With facsimile signature.
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783), French mathematician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1748.
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