Beschrijving
Portrait of general Antoine-François Andréossy. Comte Antoine-François Andréossy (1761-1828) was a French-Italian nobleman, who served as an artillery general in the French army, as well as diplomat and parliamentarian.
Etching and stipple work, on hand laid paper, sheet size 236 x 207 mm. Engraved by Antoine Cardon after François Guérin. Published c. 1800-1813 by Antointe Augustin Renouard.
Antoine Cardon (Anthony Cardon (Brussels 1772-1813) was a Flemish engraver in chalk or stipple, who made his career in England and became noted for his engravings and book illustrations. He was the son and pupil of a Flemish painter, Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon. He received prizes at the Academy in Brussels. During the troubles in the Low Countries preceding the Flanders Campaign of 1793, Cardon went to England, with a letter of introduction to Paul Colnaghi. He received his early art education at the Royal Academy Schools and studied three years under his friend Luigi Schiavonetti.
François Guérin (1717-1801) was a French 18th century artist, miniature painter and draughtsperson. He was a member of the Académie de Saint-Luc, an institution for those artists prevented for various reasons, from joining the more prestigious Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.
In good condition, cropped within platemark, with loss of caption. Some soiling and discolouration in the margins, as well as the top edge of the image area.
References: Wurzbach ('Niederländisches Künstler-Lexikon') vol. 1, p. 244: 30.
