Jacques le Mercier

Jean Morin after Philippe de Champaigne

Associated Names
Jean Morin

Artist, French, c. 1600 - 1650

Philippe de Champaigne

Artist After, French, 1602 - 1674

The image shows a portrait of a man in period attire with long curly hair, a mustache, and a calm expression. He is wearing a skull cap and has a large collar. The background is plain, and the portrait is framed by a border with engraved lettering identifying him as "Le Mercier," the premier architect in French.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, engraving, and stippling on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.3 x 25.7 cm (12 5/16 x 10 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.25.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mazel 2004, no. 71, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1945

  • Hornibrook, Murray and Charles Petitjean. Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits by Jean Morin (c.1590-1650). Cambridge: University Press, 1945.

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil 69.

2004

  • Mazel, Jean. Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé de Jean Morin. Paris, 2004.

Inscriptions

around circumference in plate in border: IACQVES.LE.MERCIER.PREMIER.ARCHITECTE.DES.BASTIMEMTS.DV.ROY.ET.DE.LA.ROYNE.REGENTE.;lower left in plate: Ph. Champaigne pinx.; lower right in plate: I Morin scul cum priu Regis; lRv//in graphite: c.38939 / RD.69 / H & P 34 II/2

Wikidata ID

Q74046243

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