Portrait of Abel-François Poisson, Marquis de Marigny (1727

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Portrait of Abel-François Poisson, Marquis de Marigny (1727 - 1781)

1761

Johann Georg Wille (German (active France), 1715–1808) After a painting dated 1755 by Louis Tocqué (French, 1696–1772)

Madame de Pompadour used her influence to have her brother Abel-François Poisson, marquis de Marigny, named director of the King's Buildings (Bâtiments du roi). Here Marigny is shown unfurling architectural plans for the École Militaire, a military academy for worthy young men of the nobility founded in Paris by Louis XV in 1751 at the urging of Madame de Pompadour.

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Object Details

Titles:

Portrait of Abel-François Poisson, Marquis de Marigny (1727 - 1781)
Abel François Poisson Marquis de Marigny

Date:

1761

Artists:

Johann Georg Wille (German (active France), 1715–1808) After a painting dated 1755 by Louis Tocqué (French, 1696–1772)

Medium:

Engraving

Dimensions:

Plate: 23 7/16 x 13 9/16 inches (59.5 x 34.5 cm) Sheet: 20 9/16 x 14 3/4 inches (52.2 x 37.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-35278

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

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