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Portrait of Madame de Genlis

  • burin engraving, paper
  • 198 x 140 mm
  • Inv. 2013-ZL

Public Domain

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Caroline-Stéphanie-Félicité, Madame de Genlis (1746-1830) was a French writer of the late 18th and early 19th century, known for her novels and theories of children's education. She is now best remembered for her journals and the historical perspective they provide on her life and times.

Artist

Antoine Jean-Baptiste Coupé
Paris 1784 - ca. 1852
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Achille Devéria RKD
Paris 1800 - Paris 1857
after

Title Portrait of Madame de Genlis
Period 19th century
Medium and support burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Deveria del.
inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Coupé sc.
inscription outside the depiction, centre below: M.ME DE GENLIS / A 80 ANS.
Collection print room
Object type burin engraving AAT
reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number 2013-ZL
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-ZL
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8460/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300015637 portraits AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31D15 adult woman Iconclass
31D17 old woman Iconclass
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
48C91 writer, poet, author Iconclass
48C93 portrait of a writer Iconclass
61BB2 historical persons - BB - woman Iconclass
61BB2(MADAME DE GENLIS) historical person (MADAME DE GENLIS) - BB - woman Iconclass
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