{"product_id":"18th-century-french-portrait-engraving-louise-emilie-baronne-de-by-augustin-de-saint-aubin-1779","title":"18th-Century French Portrait Engraving, Louise Émilie Baronne de *** by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1779","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18th-Century French Portrait Engraving, Louise Émilie Baronne de *** by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1779\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerhaps the most intriguing of this collection of estate-sourced 18th-century French engravings, this elegant portrait of **Louise Émilie, Baronne de *** dates to 1779 and was engraved by celebrated French artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAugustin de Saint-Aubin (1736–1807)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe beautifully coiffed sitter is shown in profile within an oval medallion—a wonderful record of late-18th-century French fashion and portraiture. Adding to its mystery, museum scholarship has suggested that the unidentified “Baronne” may actually have been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaint-Aubin’s own wife, Louise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Impressions of this composition are held in major museum collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to the auction-house cataloguing, this engraving is on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elaid, watermarked paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Age-related foxing and toning are present throughout, lending the work the unmistakable character of an antique work on paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautifully presented beneath glass with layered \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epowder-blue, ivory and gilt French matting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and an ornate gilt frame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• *Louise Émilie, Baronne de ****\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dated 1779\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Laid, watermarked paper per auction-house cataloguing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Approx. 10¾” H × 7½” W sight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Approx. 16½” H × 12⅞” W overall framed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Antique condition with foxing, toning and age-related wear as photographed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$395 — insured shipping included within the continental U.S.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurchase two or more engravings from this collection for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$375 each\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Under The Copper Roof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49042666258586,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/3194\/5882\/files\/B87C4C52-388F-4B20-85A1-7D38C8E2685D.jpg?v=1787245661","url":"https:\/\/underthecopperroof.com\/products\/18th-century-french-portrait-engraving-louise-emilie-baronne-de-by-augustin-de-saint-aubin-1779","provider":"Under The Copper Roof","version":"1.0","type":"link"}