John Jay

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• ARTIST: Pierre Eugene du Simitiere

• PUBLISHER: Published in Paris by M. Moucke.

• MEDIUM: Line and stipple engraving,

  DATE: 1781

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 11 1/4 x 7 3/4" (28.6 x 19.6 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: A superb, crisp impression of the first state of John Jay’s portrait, engraved in Paris by Benoit Louis Prevost. This portrait belongs to the celebrated series Portraits des generaux, ministres et magistrats que se sont rendu celebres dans la Revolution des Treize Etats-Unis de l’Amerique Septentrionale. This rare first-state impression is a proof before the addition of the sitters name in the lower margin. It is based on a life drawing by Pierre Eugene Du Simitiere, the Swiss-born artist and museum pioneer who sketched many of the Founders in Philadelphia between 1777 and 1779. Printed on handmade laid paper with strong margins and a visible plate mark.

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• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Revolutionary War Figures