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Noel Desenfans
British Schoolc.1777
Dulwich Picture Gallery
London, United Kingdom
For the sitter, see Northcote DPG28. DPG503 was reproduced in (or may rather derive from) a mezzotint by I.T. or J.T. after a drawing by Gruin or Gwin. The bust is identified in the engraving as Fénélon, whose reputation Desenfans defended in 1777 against an attack by Lord Chesterfield. The mezzotint omits various features, including the lily, putto, fountain and arbour.
Details
- Title: Noel Desenfans
- Date: c.1777
- Physical Dimensions: w380 x h473 cm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil
- Work Nationality: Unknown
- Support: Canvas
- School: British School
- Provenance: London, London, Sir Francis Bourgeois, 1811; Bourgeois Bequest, 1811.
- Acquisition Method: Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis (Bequest, 1811)
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