Original line engraving on steel with the portrait of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704), bishop of Meaux, preacher and one of the great voices of French sacred oratory. Engraved by Richard Woodman after the celebrated portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud in the Institut de France.
Original line engraving on steel with the portrait of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704), bishop of Meaux, preacher and one of the great voices of French sacred oratory. Engraved by Richard Woodman after the celebrated portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud in the Institut de France.
Medium: Copper engraving on steel.
Artist / after: Hyacinthe Rigaud.
Engraver: Richard Woodman.
Publisher: William Mackenzie, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London and New York.
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 10.8 in (19 x 27.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition; a sheet with wide margins, light toning and an occasional isolated speck at the right edge.