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Image Not Available for Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, after Hyacinthe Rigaud
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, after Hyacinthe Rigaud
Image Not Available for Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, after Hyacinthe Rigaud

Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, after Hyacinthe Rigaud

Primary (1735–1817)
NationalityFrench, Europe
Date1771
MediumEngraving, stipple and drypoint
DimensionsSheet: 8 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (21.3 × 13.7 cm)
Additional Dimension: 5 1/16 × 3 5/8 in. (12.9 × 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, 1997.223
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1997.223
On View
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Label Text
Theologian, 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.
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