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Bernard Picart

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WA-00118021

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_S_NPG.2021.48
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

About

Why this artist matters now

Bernard Picart or Picard, was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam, who showed an interest in cultural and religious habits.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (12)

Studie van een naakte man, en face, rustend tegen een stuk rots

1731 · chalk, paper

height: 458 cm, width: 291 cm

Rijksmuseum

Liggend naakt, het hoofd bij een steen

1723 · counterproof on chalk, paper

width: 512 cm, height: 350 cm

Rijksmuseum

Bust of Young Man Resting Chin on Hand

1715 · Black crayon, heightened with white chalk, on pale brown laid paper, tipped on tan laid paper

36.6 × 26.3 cm (14 7/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Studiebladen met modeverschijnselen

1704 · etching on paper

width: 119 cm, height: 78 cm

Rijksmuseum

Roger de Piles

1704 · Etching and engraving in black on paper

Plate: 29 × 20.4 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Sheet: 29.9 × 31.1 cm (11 13/16 × 12 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lachende Democritus

1698 · paper

height: 240 cm, width: 160 cm

Rijksmuseum

Formal Garden with Fountain in Foreground

1693 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper

9.7 × 15.2 cm (3 7/8 × 6 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Medallion Portrait of a Clergyman

1693 · Red chalk, squared in red chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper

13.7 × 7.8 cm (5 7/16 × 3 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Slapende baby

1683 · paper

height: 104 cm, width: 72 cm

Rijksmuseum

Elia vaart ten hemel op

1683 · brush on paper, ink

Rijksmuseum

Niobe's Children, Slain by Apollo and Artemius

1636 · Black chalk, squared, on cream laid paper, laid down on buff laid paper

21.2 × 19.5 cm (8 3/8 × 7 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ring met zelfportret

glass, gold (metal), vellum (parchment)

height: 2.5 cm, width: 1.9 cm

Rijksmuseum

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12 published of 12 catalogued · 12 with image

Rijksmuseum
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Art Institute Chicago
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

Studiebladen met modeverschijnselen
1704 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Studie van een naakte man, en face, rustend tegen een stuk rots
1731 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Liggend naakt, het hoofd bij een steen
1723 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Elia vaart ten hemel op
1683 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Ring met zelfportret
— · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number