Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, after Hyacinthe Rigaud
Primary
Jean-Baptiste de Grateloup
(1735–1817)
NationalityFrench, Europe
Date1771
MediumEngraving, stipple, and drypoint on China paper
DimensionsSheet: 6 11/16 × 5 1/8 in. (17 × 13 cm)
Additional Dimension: 5 × 3 5/8 in. (12.7 × 9.2 cm)
Additional Dimension: 5 × 3 5/8 in. (12.7 × 9.2 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Simkowitz in memory of Amy Cecelia Simkowitz-Rogers, 1995.166
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Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1995.166
On View
Not on viewTheologian, canon at Metz, bishop at Condom and then at Meaux, Bossuet (1627-1704) was a brilliant orator and devastating controversialist, attacking Quietists, Jesuits, and Protestants alike.
Exhibitions
![Luz aprisionada [Imprisoned Light]](/internal/media/dispatcher/15218/thumbnail)