Drawing
- Title:
- Marc-Auguste Pictet
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 1976.012.05
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- circa 1801
- Description:
- Miniature portrait of Marc-Auguste Pictet (1752-1825), unknown artist, c. 1801. Pencil on vellum. Circular bust-length portrait of a man in profile to right. Sitter has long hair tied in queue; wearing a coat with wide collar, vest, cravat and ruff. Laminated newspaper backing, made with French newspapers; piece of laid paper between portrait and backing paper. Ink inscription on backing paper: "Sketch / of a Man / happy and proud of being / called / by COUNT RUMFORD / his Friend. / Mark Augustus Pictet / born at Geneva / 23 July 1752". Unframed.
- Material:
- Tissue
Vellum - Dimensions:
- Dia-3.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Joseph B. Walker in 1885. The donor, Joseph T. Walker, is a descendant of the Walker-Upham family.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Joseph T. Walker, Jr.
- People:
- Thompson, Benjamin (1753-1814), Pictet, Marc-Auguste (1752-1825), Walker, Joseph Burbeen (1822-1913), Walker, Joseph T. (1865-1944), Walker, Joseph T. (1895-1976)
- Subjects:
- Enlightenment, Pictet, Marc-Auguste
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