Me. Jn. Ae. Ns. Condorcet / L. Portman, sculp. – Historic Reproduction
![Me. Jn. Ae. Ns. Condorcet / L. Portman, sculp., [between 1789 and 1834] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f0/f04476356c2d-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of Me. Jn. Ae. Ns. Condorcet / L. Portman, sculp.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Me. Jn. Ae. Ns. Condorcet / L. Portman, sculp.
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Here we have a portrait engraving of Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, the French mathematician, philosopher and political theorist who lived from 1743 to 1794. The plate is signed by the engraver L. Portman, and the title line, "Me. Jn. Ae. Ns. Condorcet," is a shortened form of his name that was common on prints of the period. Condorcet is best remembered for his work on probability and voting theory and for his advocacy of reason, education and social progress during the French Revolution, and he died in prison after falling out with the Jacobins. Portraits like this one circulated widely among readers who admired his writings.
| Created / published | [between 1789 and 1834] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1780-1840.Engravings 1780-1840. |
| Subjects | Condorcet, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat,--marquis de,--1743-1794. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,261 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-179930 |
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