{"product_id":"1804-etching-portrait-abbe-poujol-montpellier-cathedral","title":"Antique 1804 Etching Portrait | Abbé Jean-Pierre Poujol, Curé of Saint-Pierre Cathedral, Montpellier | Donnadieu Graveur","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare early 19th-century French \u003cstrong\u003ememorial portrait etching\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eAbbé Jean-Pierre Poujol\u003c\/strong\u003e, parish priest (\u003cem\u003ecuré\u003c\/em\u003e) of the \u003cstrong\u003eCathedral of Saint-Pierre in Montpellier\u003c\/strong\u003e, made shortly after his death in 1804.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin a circular frame, the aged priest is shown half-length in cassock, surplice and dark mantle with an embroidered stole, his head bowed and his arms crossed over his breast as he clasps a crucifix – a deeply moving image of humility and prayer. Beneath, an engraved inscription in elegant script reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Portrait de M. Jean Pierre Poujol, Curé de la Cathédrale St Pierre de Montpellier, décédé le 2 juillet 1804, âgé de 86 ans 5 mois et 12 jours”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(“Portrait of M. Jean Pierre Poujol, Curé of the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre of Montpellier, who died on 2 July 1804, aged 86 years, 5 months and 12 days”)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plate is signed below the medallion at left \u003cem\u003e“Node dit Véran”\u003c\/em\u003e (the draughtsman) and at right \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Donnadieu Graveur”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (the engraver), pointing to a local Montpellier production. Born around 1718, Abbé Poujol served as a priest through the final decades of the Ancien Régime and the upheavals of the French Revolution, and the portrait was clearly made as a keepsake for his parishioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e original etching \/ intaglio print, memorial portrait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtists:\u003c\/strong\u003e Node dit Véran (del.), Donnadieu (engraver)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Montpellier, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e c. 1804\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e French\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e sheet approx. 15 × 24.5 cm (5.9 × 9.6 in); plate mark approx. 9.5 × 13.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e good; clear plate mark, deckled edges, old folds and light foxing visible mainly on the reverse, a small spot at left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scarce piece of French clerical history and regional printmaking, over two hundred years old. The item you receive is the exact one pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sacra Relics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59226443252047,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/5556\/3855\/files\/1804-etching-portrait-jean-pierre-poujol-cure-montpellier-cathedral.jpg?v=1792710736","url":"https:\/\/sacrarelics.com\/products\/1804-etching-portrait-abbe-poujol-montpellier-cathedral","provider":"Sacra Relics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}