Hiacinthe de Rigaud, Comte de Vaudreuil 1770 Jean-Baptiste Nini Italian In a technique of his own invention, Nini refined the local clay through a process of elutriation and used it to cast his medallions from finely engraved copper Hiacinthe de Rigaud, Comte de Vaudreuil. Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire). French, Chaumont-sur-Loire. 1770. Medallion: cast terracotta (terre de Chaumont); frame: gilt wood. Sculpture-Miniature

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