Portret van François de Chevert
in of na 1821
Medium
etching
Dimensions
357; 167; 102; 265
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 102 mm (Beeld.) x breedte 167 mm (Beeld.)
Art Historical Context
### Portrait of François de ChevertThis delicate etching, titled *Portret van François devert*, was created by French engraver Louis Marie Normand or after 1821. Measuring just 102 mm high by 167 mm wide, it captures the likeness of François de Chevert1695–1769), a celebrated French military commander known for his bold tactics during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War. Normand, a of portraiture in the early 19th century produced this intimate work amid a wave of Romantic-era interest in heroic figures from France's military past, evoking nostalgia for pre-Revolutionary...