| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Johann Gotthard von Müller after Alexis Simon Belle |
| Published | 1776 |
| Dimensions | Image 345 x 238 mm, Plate 357 x 252 mm, Sheet 390 x 278 mm |
| Notes |
A portrait of the sculptor Louis Leramberg [sic] after a painting by Alexis Simon Belle, engraved by Johann Gotthard von Müller for his Reception into the Académie in 1776. Leramberg is shown half length, looking to his right, dressed in a jacket with tasselled collar, his right hand resting upon the head of a sculpture. The portrait is set within an oval with the tools of his trade resting upon the pedestal in the foreground. The full inscription within the pedestal reads: "Louis Leramberg/ Sculpteur ordinaire du Roy, et Garde de ses Antiques/ Professeur en son Academie de Peinture et de Sculpture/ Ne a Paris en 1614 mort en Juin 1670 age de 56 ans." Louis Leramberg (the Younger) (1614-1670) more commonly known as Louis Lerambert, was a French artist predominantly known for his sculptures. Born to a Parisian family that included four generations of court artists, Lerambert trained under Simon Vouet, a French painter who served as Premier peintre du Roi to Louis XIII. Lerambert inherited the court position caring for the Antiquities and Marbles of the King in 1637, a position which had become hereditary in his family. Lerambert created works for King Louis XIII and his successor King Louis XIV of France. Lerambert was one of the first sculptors to create works for the Palace of Versailles, only a handful still in existence today. Johann Gotthard von Müller (1747-1830) was a German engraver. Born near Stuttgart, von Müller originally trained to join the church however developed a skill in engraving whilst attending academy of fine arts. He went on to further study in Paris in 1770, where for six years he studied under the the art dealer and engraver Johann Wille. He was elected a member of the French Academy in the 1770s. He returned to Stuttgart in later life where he became professor of engraving, was elected a member of the principal European academies, and was knighted in 1818. He trained his son, Johann Friedrich as a line engraver. Alexis Simon Belle (1674-1734) was a French painter most known for his portraits of French and Jacobite royalty and nobility. Born in Paris, Belle trained with his father, the portrait painter Jean Belle and then with François de Troy, a painter at the exiled court of James VII and II at St Germain-en-Laye. After the death of the exiled King, he continued to work for his son, James Stuart. In 1700 he won the Prix de Rome but remained in France to continue with Jacobite commissions. In 1703 he was elected a member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et Sculpture. In 1714, he joined the new Jacobite court in Bar-le-Duc, north-eastern France. He also completed commissions for the French court and examples of his work are in the collection at Versailles and at The National Portrait Gallery. Le Blanc 19 i/i Condition: Tape residue to verso sheet edge. Light foxing to sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £200.00 |
| Stock ID | 52946 |