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Jean-François de Bérenger Donicourt (1725–1802)

Johann Ernst Heinsius (Painter)1773

Musée de l'Armée - Hôtel des Invalides

Musée de l'Armée - Hôtel des Invalides
Paris, France

Half-length portrait, with a front view and wearing a red velvet jacket over an open white shirt with a jabot and lace sleeve cuffs. Both of his hands are placed on the tube of a cannon, positioned on the edge of a stone, and he is holding a compass in his left hand, used to check the caliber of the cannonballs.

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  • Title: Jean-François de Bérenger Donicourt (1725–1802)
  • Creator: Johann Ernst Heinsius (Painter)
  • Date Created: 1773
  • Location Created: Paris (France)
  • Physical Dimensions: without frame: 0,744 (w) x 0,973 (h) m / with frame: 0,905 (w) x 1,125 (h) m
  • Provenance: acquisition date: 2005 (purchase); previous collection: Étienne Thuriet
  • Subject Keywords: Portrait, Cannon
  • Type: Tableau
  • Medium: Peinture à l'huile
  • Inventory: 2005.14.1
  • Historic Period : Louis XV (1723-1774)
Musée de l'Armée - Hôtel des Invalides

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