Portrait of Pierre Victor, baron de Besenval de Brünstatt (1722-1794)
Louis de Carmontelle
1759–89
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 15/16 in. (34 × 25.3 cm) Plate: 11 in. × 7 3/8 in. (28 × 18.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary Martin Fund, 1983
Accession Number
1983.1004
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
MenProfiles
About the Artist
Louis de Carmontelle · 1717–1806
**Louis Carrogis Carmontelle** (15 August 1717 – 26 December 1806) was a multifaceted French artist, dramatist, architect, and inventor whose career bridged the worlds of courtly entertainment and innovative visual arts during the Rococo era. Born in Paris to a modest family—his father worked as a bootmaker—he rose through talent and wit from humble origins to serve prominent noble households. He ...