Jean-Joseph BALECHOU
1716 - 1780
Heinrich, count of Brühl
1750
Etching and engraving, after Louis de Sylvestre
532 × 387 mm, trimmed to the platemark
Fine impression, of the final state, with the model’s hair shorterned and the flags added behind the lions featured on the coat of arms, yellowing along the border, small fold on the lower right angle
Provenance: R. de Perthuis (Lugt 4237)
Reference: IFF 45 iii/iii
Heinrich, count of Brühl, was prime minister of the king of Poland, Augustus III, and a great prints and paintings collector. His paintings collection was acquired by Catherine the Great of Russia in 1768 for the Hermitage museum.