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CHARLEMAGNE, ROI DE FRANCE 1789
Aquatint with etching | 20.4 x 15.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 612355

Ridé (18C)
CHARLEMAGNE, ROI DE FRANCE 1789
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Aquatint with etching, engraving and hand-colouring of Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor. Oval bust length portrait with face turned slightly to the left. He wears a white robe, white fillet and a blue mantle trimmed with yellow secured at the chest by a decorative brooch. Beneath the portrait is an etched image of the France Ancien arms flanked by the a papal tiara and crown. A French inscription surrounds this image, 'CHARLEMAGNE, ROI DE FRANCE COURONNE À NOYON EN 768, puis couronné Empereur d'Occidenz par le Pape Léon III, à Rome, en 800; né en 742; mort à Aix-la-Chapelle le 28 Janvier 814.' Beneath the portrait are inscriptions of the artist's name, 'Sergent delin.' and the engraver's name, 'Ride sculp.' 'The print has been trimmed. From 'Portraits des grands hommes, femmes illustres et sujets mémorables de France' (Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, 4-NA-33, p.13), published by Pierre Blin.
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Medium and techniques
Aquatint with etching
Measurements
20.4 x 15.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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