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Lewis Francis Roubiliac (1702-1762) - Adrien Carpentiers (1739-1778) - 1805
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Lewis Francis Roubiliac (1702-1762)

ArtistAdrien Carpentiers (1739-1778)
EngraverThomas Chambars (1724-1789)
Date1805
TechniqueEtching
CategoryPortraits
SourceA Dictionary of Painters From the Revival of the Art to the Present Period by the Rev. M.Pilkington A.M., a New Edition, With Considerable Alterations, Additions, an Appendix and an Index by Henry Fuseli R.A. - London. Printed by John Crowder, Warwick Square

Description

Portrait of the eminent 18th-century sculptor Louis-François Roubiliac (1702-1762), here represented with one of his clay maquettes. The composition emphasizes the sculptor’s expressive gaze and working gesture, highlighting his importance in the development of English monumental sculpture.