Saint Francois de Sales

Jean Morin

Associated Names
Jean Morin

Artist, French, c. 1600 - 1650

The image depicts a portrait of a man from the shoulders up. The man faces the viewer solemnly, with a high forehead, pronounced brows, and a full beard. His hair is short and receding, and he wears ecclesiastical clothing with a buttoned collar and an embroidered vestment. He also wears a large chain with a cross around his neck. The background is textured and dark, with a lighter-toned inner frame resembling stone. An inscription at the bottom identifies him as François de Sales.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, engraving, and stippling on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 30.9 x 20.6 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.25.30

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mazel 2004, no. 64

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 73.

2004

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

Inscriptions

across bottom in plate: Francois de Sales Euesque et Prince de Geneue; lower right in plate: Morin Scul Cum Priuil.; center verso: 42; lower center verso: VIX / 225/48; lower right verso: R.D.73 / HP38 / 1/1 / WM none / RD73 / CB75

Wikidata ID

Q74046250

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