Artist(s):

lith. MAURIN, Nicolas Eustache (1799-1850)

Composed Title English:

Barbé-Marbois.

Inscribed Title:

BARBÉ-MARBOIS.

Inscription:

I. Lith. de Delpch. // [facsimile signature of the sitter] // né à Metz le 31 Janvier 1745.

Signature:

Maurin

Description:

Bust portrait of Barbé-Marbois, looking out at the viewer. He wears the crosses of the Legion of Honour. He negotiated the treaty ceding Louisiana to the United States in 1803, was named president of the Cour des Comptes in 1808 by Napoleon, and managed to keep his position under the Restoration.

Subject Heading(s):

Barbé-Marbois, François, marquis de (1745-1837)

Medium:

lithograph

Date:

1832

Publication Place:

Paris

Printer Name:

Delpech

Paper Type:

wove paper

LocNo:

DC145 I26 1832 elf

Added Location:

vol. 1, 7