Credit: The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.3215

    Portrait of François Quesnay

    Date
    c.1840
    Sitter
    François Quesnay (1694 - 1774) , Economist
    Creator
    Pierre-Roch Vigneron (1789 - 1872, French) , Printmaker
    After
    Jean Chevallier (French) , Painter
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    Dimensions
    height (print): 195mm
    width (print): 210mm
    Description
    Half-length portrait of François Quesnay in a long wig and fur-trimmed coat. He is shown turned slightly to his left, resting his right hand against the side of his face.

    Inscribed below: ‘Vigneron’ ‘F. QUESNAY.’

    François Quesnay (1694-1774), French economist and physician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1752.
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