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CHARLES PALISSOT DE MONTENOY. Grabado del Siglo XVIII



CHARLES PALISSOT ( 1730 - 1814 )

Charles Palissot de Montongny fue un dramaturgo francés, admirador de Voltaire y a su cez critico con Diderot y los autores de la enciclopedia, su obra mas destacable fue la comedia les philosophes.

Charles Palissot de Montongny was a French playwright, admirer of Voltaire and, in his time, critic of Diderot and the authors of the encyclopaedia. His most notable work was Les Philosophes.

ICONOGRAFÍA / ICONOGRAPHY



Portrait:
Three-quarter bust of the subject facing right, framed in an oval medallion suspended from a ribbon at the top. Palissot wears 18th-century attire with a lace jabot and a powdered wig with a ringlet at the back. Heraldic elements and inscriptions:
On the lower pedestal, flanking the crowned coat of arms, appears the inscription: "CHARLES PALISSOT / Born in Nancy on January 3, 1730." Latin distich and inscriptions below:
Beneath the pedestal is a two-line poetic quotation: "Livor Aristophanem, infido quem nomine dixit, / Hunc et Aristophanem, Gloria jure vocat." (with the attribution "Par M. Brunet" on the right).

TITULO / TITLE :
Charles Palissot

GRABADOR / ENGRAVER :
Jean-Charles Le Vasseur ( 1734 - 1816  )

MEDIDAS / MEASURES :

MATERIAL :

FECHA DE ESTAMPACIÓN / STAMPING DATA :
1767, S / XVIII

ESCUELA / SCHOOL :
Escuela Francesa / French School

PERIODO / PERIOD
 Segunda mitad del siglo XVIII (c. 1760–1770). El estilo estilístico del retrato (peluca con bucle lateral, chorrera de encaje y enmarcado neoclásico en medallón ovalado) corresponde con la época de pleno esplendor de la Ilustración francesa y el auge de la sátira teatral de Charles Palissot.

Second half of the 18th century (c. 1760–1770). The stylistic style of the portrait (wig with side curl, lace jabot and neoclassical frame in oval medallion) corresponds to the period of full splendor of the French Enlightenment and the rise of the theatrical satire of Charles Palissot.

OBSERVACIONES / OBSERVATIONS :

Grabado aparecido en la primera edición



SERIES :
Grabado del Siglo XVIII / 18th Century engraving

CATÁLOGO / CATALOGUE :
Carpeta del Siglo XVIII C2 A - Subcarpeta 11