Jacques André PORTAIL (Brest 1695-Versailles 1759) - Lot 72

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Jacques André PORTAIL (Brest 1695-Versailles 1759) - Lot 72
Jacques André PORTAIL (Brest 1695-Versailles 1759) Officer's study, head upside down right Black and blood stone 29.5 x 26 cm Small spots, slightly insulated, trace of horizontal central fold Old exposure labels on the back: "n°234 "and "48" Jacques-André Portail began his career as an engineer and architect, profession learned from his father in Brittany. In 1738, Philibert Orry, Superintendent of the King's Buildings, called him to his service and named him Dessinateur du Roy. Known in the 18th century for his precise and meticulous drawings, he found a new audience in the 19th century with collectors such as Goncourt and Chennevières who appreciated his figures with sanguine and black pencil
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