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Jean-Baptiste-Jacques Augustin (1759-1832)
Portrait of a Man, bust-length
signed, dated and inscribed 'Augustin - an 10. Au mal dont fracastor fit l'horrible Tableau, le Ciel lui révéla le remède infaillible. le Secret de guérir le plus cruel fléau, appartenait de droit au coeur le plus sensible.' on the mount;black chalk, grey and brown wash heightened with white on vellum, in an inscribed oval
173 x 152mm. from a tablet of 238 x 198mm.
Portrait of a Man, bust-length
signed, dated and inscribed 'Augustin - an 10. Au mal dont fracastor fit l'horrible Tableau, le Ciel lui révéla le remède infaillible. le Secret de guérir le plus cruel fléau, appartenait de droit au coeur le plus sensible.' on the mount;black chalk, grey and brown wash heightened with white on vellum, in an inscribed oval
173 x 152mm. from a tablet of 238 x 198mm.