Descrizione

Paris, J. [L.] Boilly, 1822. Engraved broadsheet (36.3 x 27.3 cm). = A rarely-seen portrait of the French zoologist (principally herpetologist and ichthyologist) André Marie Constant Duméril (1774-1860). The artist, Julien-Léopold Boilly (1796-1874) was noted for his album of lithographs, Iconographie de l'Institut royal de France ou collection des portraits des Membres composant les quatre académies depuis 1814 jusqu'en 1825 (1820-1825). His portraits are much less stiff and formal than many by his contemporaries. Signed by the artist in the lower left margin of the portrait and dated 1822. The caption states the date of his birth and the year (1816) when Duméril was elected as a member of the Institut. Uncut. With in the lower right corner a small, oval blindstamp, 'Galerie Vivienne Bénard'. Scattered, mostly light foxing, mainly in the margins; weak abrasion in the right margin; otherwise very good.