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CHRÉTIEN Gilles-Louis (1745 - 1811) / Fouquet
The felicity of Felicity, portrait of Félicité Dupont, wife of Deputy Jacques-Pierre Brissot, drawn by par Fouquet and engraved by Chrétien, Passage Honoré à Paris, circa 1792
Physionotrace from the end of 18th, 1st french Republic, just after French Revolution, circa 1792Framed : around 20,4 cm x 13,5 cm - 5,5cm diameter (portrait only)
From Count Sforza Collection
Nice gilt modern frame - very good condition - rare proof
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Rare and superb portrait but also document of Felicité Dupont, the wife of Deputy Jacques-Pierre Brissot (a physionotrace of Brissot himself available also in our gallery)produced circa 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 an intelligent woman (she was an english translator who translated english writers in french and her husband texts in english ) and beautiful woman before she becomes a widow. One year later, her husband, writer and powerful republican deputy, will be guillotined by Robespierre.
A tragic (his)story.
Comes from the prestigious Count Sforza collection, a diplomat who fighted Fascism.