Artist: Antoine Masson (France, 1636-1700).
Title: Antoine Turgot de Saint-Clair. 1625-1713. At that time the sitter was a mid-ranking office holder of the Conseil d'Etat.
Signed, Titled, and Dated in plate Ant. Masson ad vivum faciebat. Antonius Turgot D.D. de St. Clair libellorum suplicum in regia magister.
Dimensions: Sheet 14 1/4" x 11 1/4".
Date: 1668.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving on laid paper. A fleur-de-lis watermark.
Condition: Small waviness and water spots to upper corners. Minor creases to paper. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Robert-Dumesnil. Le peintre-graveur français. V. 2. Paris, 1836. p.p. 138-139, # 66.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum. 1930,0308.2.
Note: no sales precedents are known.