À la memoire de J.M. Jacquard né a Lyon le 7 juilliet 1752, mort le 7 aeout 1854 d'apres le tableau de C. Bonneford ; executé par Didier Petit et Cie

Picture shows Joseph Marie Jacquard, full-length portrait, facing slightly left, seated in an upholstered chair in his workshop; he is holding a drafting compass in his right hand. On a table on the left is a model of a Jacquard loom and punch cards used to create a design in woven fabric; a workbench and tools are visible in the background, as are other implements related to weaving shown on the right. In the upper left is a window with a hole the size of a musket ball in one of the panes.

Reproduction made by Library of Congress of woven silk picture by Didier Petit & Cie after painting by C. Bonneford.
Original picture filed in PGA - Didier (B size).
Forms part of: Biographical File filing series (Library of Congress).