Excerpt from Catalogue de la Collection des Portraits Français Et Étrangers, Vol. 4: Conservée au Département des Estampes de la Bibliothèque Nationale, Flandre-Hénot

Ji. Georges dl'plessis, 'jiembre de l'institut, Conservateur honoraire rlu Departemcnt (les Estampes, avait fait imprimer jusquï? La lettre 31 exclusivement les fic/tes du Catalogue des Portraits. La maladie et la mort l'ont empêché d'acheverson entreprise. M. Georges riat, qui a assumé la tache (le la continuer, n'a pu procéder à, un certain nombre de simplifications et améliorations utiles, dans la crainte de bouleverser la composition, mais il sera loisible de les réaliser plus tard.

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