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Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, French 1747-1825- Portrait of a gentleman in profile; etching,...
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Baron Dominique Vivant Denon,
French 1747-1825-
Portrait of a gentleman in profile;
etching, faintly signed and dated 'Denon d. et scul. x 1776' (within the plate, lower centre), 18 x 13.2 cm. (unframed/mounted).
Note:
Denon was an artist, writer, and archaeologist, who served as a diplomat for France under Louis XV (1710-1774) and Louis XVI (1754-1793). Denon was appointed the first Director of the Louvre Museum by Napoleon (1769-1821), and his writings about Egypt have been seen to be foundational to the development of the modern discipline of Egyptology.
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