Beschrijving
Portrait of Alexis de Basquiat-Mugriet (Saint-Sever 1757-1844), a French politician and member of the National Assembly.
Aquatint portrait within etched decorative border, on hand laid paper, sheet size 229 x 169 mm. Engraved by 'Mme Cernelle' after Jacques Delaplace. Published in the series 'Collection générale des Portraits de MM. les Députés à l'Assemblée Nationale Constituante, tenue à Versailles le 4. Mai 1789'. This series was published by Nicolas-François Le Vachez in 1789.
'Mme Cernelle' is Émira Marceau-Desgraviers (Chartres 1753-1834 Nice), a French engraver in etching, stipple and aquatint. She was first married to Champion de Cernel in 1768 (hence the name Madame Cernel[le], here), and later to Antoine François Sergent in 1795. She was then known as Maria Sergent. In 1794 took name Emira (anagram of Marie).
Jacques Delaplace (Vernon 1767-after 1831) was a French (court) painter and miniature portrait painter.
In very good condition, cropped within platemark. Lower right margin corner lightly creased. Some general discolouration in the margin edges.
