Portrait of Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, Comte d'Argenson. Born 16 August 1696 in Paris, France. Died 22 August 1764 in Paris, France. Etching and Engraving by Etienne-Jehandier Desrochers (1668-1741), c. 1720. Good condition. Ample margins. Paper slightly soiled, with a faint horizontal fold. Verso: blank, with traces of former mounting. Dimensions: 146 x 100 mm. Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, Comte d'Argenson was Politician, Statesman, Councillor to the parlement of Paris, Secretary of State for War, Lieutenant-general of police in Paris, Councillor of state, Member of the Academie des Inscriptions, Intendant, Intendant of Paris, Intendant of Tours, Director of the censorship of books, President of the Grand Council, Member of the King's Council, and Founded the Ecole royale du genie de Mezieres.