Leonardos Philaras

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

Michel Odieuvre

Publisher, French, 1687 - 1756

The image shows a bust-length portrait of an individual facing slightly to the left. The person's body is visible from the chest up, with the head turned slightly to the left. The person has an elongated face with delicate features, including a prominent nose and full lips. Their eyes gaze slightly to the left with a composed expression. The hair is curly and shoulder-length, with a styled appearance, and wearing a cap or hat. They are dressed in period attire with a high-collared garment with intricate detailing. The background is plain with no additional details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.8 x 12.7 cm (6 5/8 x 5 in.)
    sheet: 24.2 x 15.7 cm (9 1/2 x 6 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 224, State iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1856

  • Montaiglon, Anatole de. Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre de Claude Mellan d'Abbeville. Abbeville: P.Briex, 1856.

1988

  • Préaud, Maxime. Inventaire du fonds français: Graveurs du XVIIe siècle, vol. 17 (Claude Mellan). Paris: Bibliothèque nationale, 1988, no. 188, state iii/iv.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Cl. Mellan del. et Sculp.; across bottom in plate: LEONARD PHILARAS / Scavant Illustre / Ne a Athenes, Envoye du Duc de Parme a la Cour de Louis XIII / AParis xhez Odieuvre Md. dEstampes, quai de l'Ecole vis-a-vis la Samaritaine a la belle Image. C.P.R.; by l ater hand, uLv//in graphite: 224. Etat [?] decrit par Montaiglon

Wikidata ID

Q74895374

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