ENGRAVING OF JEAN BAPTISTE MASSE BY L TOQUE IN 1734 GRAVE J G WILLE C321 Engraving representing Jean Baptiste Massé, by Louis Toquéen 1734, engraved by J.G. Wille, engraver du Roy in 1755. Gilded wood baguette frame after the engraving. For condition, note some foxing in the margin. Wear, friction, scratches, gaps on the frame. The reflections are due to the light. Louis Tocqué, born November 19, 1696 in Paris where he died February 10, 1772, was a French portrait painter. Painter of the Parisian upper middle class, Tocqué presented at the Salon of 1743, among other portraits, two portraits of the same family: Monsieur Pierre Simon Mirey (1702-1764), King's Secretary, Curator of Mortgages, as a hunter holding a rifle and his brother-in-law, Mr. Pierre Pouan (1689-1765), Curator of Mortgages in 1750, King's secretary in 1751, leaning on the back of an armchair, (Chaalis, Jacquemart André museum). In 1744, he painted the portrait of the latter's wife, Madame Marie-Louise Pouan, née Mirey, and her daughter. For the state thank you for detailing the photos. Frame dimensions: Height: 62.5 cm Width: 47.5 cm Engraving dimensions: Height: 50 cm Width: 35.5 cm S: R771VKRY I remain at your disposal for any questions.