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CHRÉTIEN Gilles-Louis (1745 - 1811) / Fouquet
Portrait of Deputy Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville, end of 18th century, after French Revolution, drawn by par Fouquet and engraved by Chrétien, Passage Honoré à Paris, in 1792
Physionotrace of an eminent French Revolution and 1st Republic politic and writer, dated 1792Framed : 20,4 cm x 13,5 cm - 5,1cm diameter (portrait only)
From Count Sforza Collection
Nice gilt modern frame - Fine condition - rare proof
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Rare and magnificent portrait of Deputy Jacques-Pierre Brissot (a physionotrace of his wife, Félicité Dupont available also in our gallery) produced in 1792, under French Republic, drawn by Fouquet one of the collaborator of Crétien and engraved by Gilles-Louis Chrétien, the inventor of physionotrace.
The portrait of a powerful french "Girondin" deputy full of moral qualities, fighting for the end of racism, one year before his death, guillotined by Robespierre.
A tragic (his)story in two portraits (a deputy but also a husband and his wife).
Comes from the prestigious Count Sforza collection, a diplomat who fighted Fascism.