Beschreibung:

83 x 65 mm. Kupferstich, minimal fleckig, fest auf Unterlegkarton montiert.

Bemerkung:

Bertarelli, S. 243 (Nummer 1); Gelli, S. 283. "Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of January 29, 1770; published in the consistory of September 10, 1770; received the red hat and the title of S. Agostino, December 12, 1770. Prefect of the S.C. of Rites, 1771 until his death. Archpriest of the patriarchal Lateran basilica, 1771. President of the commission to execute the suppression of the Society of Jesus, 1773 . He was known for his philo-Jansenist leanings and his friendship with Pietro Tamburini, a noted Jansenist author and celebrated professor of the University of Paris, and for having recommended the removal of the Jesuits from staffing the Pontifical Irish College, Rome." (Biographical Dictionary)