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Basan, fl. 1780; Engraving of Jacques Francois De Chastenet De Puysegur

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0512 Author/Creator: Basan, fl. 1780; Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Signed Date: circa 1780 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving Jacques Francois De Chastenet De Puysegur dated circa 1780. Bust portrait Chastenet De Puysegur surrounded by a frame with a caption in French. Based on a painting by Robert Levrac-Tournières.

Chastenet de Puységur, Jacques François de, 1656-1743
Basan, fl. 1780
Levrac-Tournières, Robert, 1667-1752

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