Jean Jacques Regis de Cambaceres, Duke of Parma
1895
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
1973.130.109
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of 19th-century portraiture with *Jean Jacques Regis de Cambacer, Duke of Parma* (1895), a striking graphic arts print by Henry. This male portrait captures the distinguished French statesman in a library setting, surrounded by written matter like books, evoking an aura of intellect and authority. As a print, the work exemplifies the precision of engraving techniques popular in the late 1800s, allowing for detailed reproduction and wide dissemination of elite likenesses. Cambacérès, a key figure in Napoleon's France, rose as Second Consul and later Duke of Parma, s...