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Gabriel Cortois de Pressigny: P.321-1940

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Titles

Gabriel Cortois de Pressigny

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique

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Description

Gabriel Cortois de Pressigny, archbishop of Rennes and French ambassador to Rome.

Notes

History note: E.E. West 'Catalogue of etchings and engravings' (catalogue no. 16), no. 128

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1940-12) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

1810s
Production date: AD 1816

Note

Second state

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 267 mm Width 191 mm
Sheet Height 312 mm Width 211 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J.D. Ingres fecit Romae 1816
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.321-1940
Primary reference Number: 81201
Béraldi: 1
Delteil: 1 II

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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