- Object type
- Paintings
- Date
- Production: c. 1798
- Painter
- Antoine de Favray (1706 - 1798) (copy after)
- Subject(s)
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Knights of Malta
Portraiture - Associated person
- Subject: Rene Jacob de Tigne (active c. late 18th century)
- Dimensions
- Height x width (canvas size): 840 x 670mm
- Materials and technique
- Oil on canvas
- Related place(s)
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Fort Tigné
Malta - References
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Times of Malta. “First in-depth study of military engineer.” Editorial. April 12, 2012. Accessed June 04, 2026. https://timesofmalta.com/article/First-in-depth-study-of-military-engineer.415738
Barclay, Malcolm. "Rene Jacob de Tigne." VADS. Accessed June 04, 2026. www.vads.ac.uk/digital/collection/NIRP/id/30284 - Catalogue number
- 1725
Rene Jacob de Tigne
Rene Jacob de Tigne was an experienced and dedicated military engineer for the Order. This portrait was likely commissioned to celebrate the opening of Fort Tigne, the building he is pointing to in the background of the painting. The fort was the last fortification to be built on Malta, and the last to surrender to the Napoleonic fleet in 1798.
