Honoré Gabriel Riquetti Mirabeau, Deputy of the Provence Region, from the series Tableaux historiques de la révolution française
1798–1804
Medium
Aquatint and etching, with engraving, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 37.3 × 22.5 cm (14 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Plate: 43.6 × 28.4 cm (17 3/16 × 11 3/16 in.); Sheet: 50.2 × 31.4 cm (19 13/16 × 12 3/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
149870
Art Historical Context
This striking portrait depicts Honoré Gabriel Riquetti, comte de Mirabeau, a prominent orator and deputy from Provence who played a pivotal role in the early years of the French Revolution. Created as part of the ambitious series *Tableaux historiques de la révolution française*, the print captures Mirabeau at the height of his influence, when he helped shape the National Assembly and advocated for constitutional monarchy. Produced between 1798 and 1804, the image reflects the revolutionary period’s intense interest in commemorating its leading figures for a wide public audience. Levachez pèr...