Beschrijving
Bust-length portrait of Joseph de Villèle, looking forward. Jean-Baptiste Guillaume Joseph Marie Anne Séraphin, 1st Count of Villèle (1773-1854), known as Joseph de Villèle, was a French statesman. He was Prime minister several times, and a leader of the Ultra-royalist faction during the Bourbon Restoration.
Steel engraving on wove paper, sheet size 271 x 181 mm., platemark 225 x 151 mm. Engraved by Tony Goutière after the painting by Rouillard. Published in: Cormenin, Louis-Marie de Lahaye. Livre des orateurs. Parijs: L.A. Pagnerre, 1842.
Tony Goutière (Toul 1808-1890 Paris) was a French printmaker, illustrator and etcher.He was a student of Jean Thouvenin.
Jean-Sébastien Rouillard (Paris 1789-1852) was a French painter, a student of Jacques-Louis David.
In very good condition. Minimal paper loss in the top left margin corner. Left and lower edges faintly browned, lower edge with some creasing and a small nick.
