Jacques Auguste de Thou

Jean Morin after Louis Elle I

Associated Names
Jean Morin

Artist, French, c. 1600 - 1650

Louis Elle I

Artist After, French, 1612 - 1689

The image depicts a man's upper body, focused on his face and shoulders. He is looking straight at the viewer, with a prominent forehead, strong cheekbones, and a well-defined nose. He has facial hair above his lip and on his chin, and his hair is short and receding. The man is dressed in dark, formal clothing with an elaborate ruffled collar. The background includes an oval-shaped frame with Latin text inscribed around it, set against a textured pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, engraving, and stippling on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31 x 24.7 cm (12 3/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 32.3 x 25.9 cm (12 11/16 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.25.32

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mazel 2004, no. 89, State i/ii

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 79.

2004

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

Inscriptions

around circumference in plate in border: V.ILLVSTR.IACOBVS.AVGVSTVS.THVANVS.IN.SVPREMA.REGNI.CVRIA PRAESES.M.DC.XVII; lower left in plate: Ferninand Pin. / Morin Scul.; lower center verso: no2232 1/6; lRv//in graphite: H & P 44J / n / WM. 3 & 4

Watermarks

(H/P watermarks 3 & 4)

Wikidata ID

Q74046280

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