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The image shows a man in a portrait from the chest upwards. He faces slightly to the viewer's left, with his head turned toward the viewer's right. His facial features include a prominent nose and full lips, with a refined expression. His hair is voluminous and styled. He is dressed in a formal coat with detailed buttons and wears a clerical collar. He does not have any visible jewelry and is not holding any objects. The background may include draped fabric or curtains, and possibly a globe. The portrait is enclosed in an oval frame with intricate detailing.
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The image shows a man in a portrait from the chest upwards. He faces slightly to the viewer's left, with his head turned toward the viewer's right. His facial features include a prominent nose and full lips, with a refined expression. His hair is voluminous and styled. He is dressed in a formal coat with detailed buttons and wears a clerical collar. He does not have any visible jewelry and is not holding any objects. The background may include draped fabric or curtains, and possibly a globe. The portrait is enclosed in an oval frame with intricate detailing.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Antoine François Prevost

Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Date
1745
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 22.9 x 17.1 cm (9 x 6 3/4 in.) sheet: 24.5 x 19.3 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1990.56.5
Credit line
Gift of John O'Brien
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • male
  • portrait
  • engraving
  • Novelist
  • Prevost, Antoine Francois (Abbe Prevost)
Inscription

below image, across bottom in plate: Dessine a Paris d'apres nature et Grave a Berlin par G.F.Schmidt Graveur du Roy, en 1745.; across bottom in plate: Antoine Francois Prevost. / Au monier de s.a.s. Mgr. / le Prince de Conti.; by later hand, aTv//in graphite: Tome I / 1 frontispiec e portrait par Schmidt / 74 cartes la plupare depliantes par N. Bellin / 8 fig. [?] texte par Cochin fils / 3 fig dipliantes [the rest undeciphered]

NGA object ID 71516. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.