Charles Favre

c. 1644

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

The image is a portrait showing the upper half of a man's body. The man is positioned facing slightly to the left but looking directly at the viewer. His facial features include a prominent nose, and a defined jawline, and he has a calm expression. He has short, dark hair that is neatly combed. The man is wearing a long, draped garment that appears to be a robe, with a high, stiff collar. The background of the image is a series of tightly spaced lines that create an oval shape around the figure, suggesting an engraved texture that frames the portrait. There is no visible jewelry, and he is not holding any objects. At the bottom of the image, there is a block of text that appears to identify the person depicted.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.116.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 186


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. 155, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65567031

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