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Portrait of Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French scholar, linguist, 1716-1795. Deciphered the Palmyrene alphabet in 1754 and the Phoenician alphabet in 1758. Oval portrait between two torches and a garland. Copperplate engraving from an unknown book publshed in France, 18th century.

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Portrait of Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French scholar, linguist, 1716-1795. Deciphered the Palmyrene alphabet in 1754 and the Phoenician alphabet in 1758. Oval portrait between two torches and a garland. Copperplate engraving from an unknown book publshed in France, 18th century.

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Album / Florilegius

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3390 x 4711 px | 45.7 MB

Print size:

28.7 x 39.9 cm | 11.3 x 15.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH • ACADEMIC • BOOK • COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING • DECIPHER • FESTOON • FLAMBEAU • FRANCE • FRENCH • GARLAND • J. J. BARTHELEMY • JEAN-JACQUES BARTHELEMY • LANGUAGE • LIBRO • LINGUIST • OVAL PORTRAIT • PALMYRENE ALPHABET • PHOENICIAN ALPHABET • PORTRAIT • POTRAIT • SCHOLAR • TORCH