Aymon Premier

Charles Antoine Coypel|Charles-Francois Jouillan|Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus

1726 · Etching and engraving; third state of four · Drawings and Prints

The comte de Caylus was an antiquarian, a writer and an amateur etcher who influenced many artists and collectors of the Rococo period. This charming and whimsical portrait print records a lost drawing by Caylus's friend, the painter Charles Coypel. It represents Étienne-Isidore-Théophile Aymon (1659-1731), portemanteau to the king and co-founder, along with Philibert-Emmanuel de Torsac of a bawdy and comic society, originating in the military, called Le Régiment de la Calotte. The society’s coat-of-arms can be seen in the print just below Aymon’s portrait.

Artist

Charles Antoine Coypel|Charles-Francois Jouillan|Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus

Date

1726

Medium

Etching and engraving; third state of four

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, The Henfield Foundation Gift, 2014