599 - Unknown (18th), Jean Sylvain Bailly, around 1790, Etching

Unknown (18th), Jean Sylvain Bailly, around 1790, Etching Unknown (18th century): Half-length portrait of Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793), astronomer and first mayor of Paris, c. 1790, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper, mounted on Paper Date: c. 1790 Description: Mr Bailly Président de l'Assemblée Nationale, bust of Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736 Paris-1793 ibid.), astronomer and first mayor of Paris. Under the oval a nailed plaque with the name of the sitter. Keywords: 18th century, Rococo, Portraits, France, Size: Paper: 8,9 cm x 6,1 cm (3,5 x 2,4 in), Depiction: 8,5 cm x 5,8 cm (3,3 x 2,3 in) Condition: Very good condition. The paper is discolored due to its age. The illustration makes a very good impression. Sporadically pale waterstained.