Etienne Binet

Michel Lasne after Charles Le Brun

Associated Names
Michel Lasne

Artist, French, 1590 or before - 1667

Charles Le Brun

Artist After, French, 1619 - 1690

The image shows a portrait of a man's upper body. The man is facing slightly to the left, looking directly at the viewer. He appears older with prominent cheekbones, a defined nose, and deep-set eyes. His hair is short and thinning at the top, with some strands around the sides. He has a light, closely-trimmed beard and mustache. He is wearing a formal robe or clerical attire with a high collar adorned with lace and embroidery. The background is a plain, dark, textured surface. There is a band of text below the portrait, which is unreadable in this description.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.6 x 13.1 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.7 x 16.6 cm (9 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.75


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1976

  • Preaud/Weigert 1976, 255 only.

Inscriptions

across bottom in plate: Reuerendus Pater Stephanus Binet Societatis Iesu obijt die / IIII menfis Iulij Anno M.DC XXXIX AEtatis suae Septuagesimo. / C. leBrun pinxit. MLasne f. ABoudan ex. Cum Privil. Regis.

Wikidata ID

Q74895720

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