Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

1637 or after

after Claude Mellan

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Claude Mellan

Artist After, French, 1598 - 1688

This image is a portrait depicting a man's upper body, including his head and shoulders. The man is facing forward with a slight turn to the side, showing his face, long beard, and curly hair. He appears to be wearing a cap. The man has a composed expression and sharp features. He is dressed in a dark robe with a white collar, and the robe has detailed folds. The background features evenly spaced horizontal lines, creating a textured effect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 18.3 x 13.6 cm (7 3/16 x 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 223, State i/iv (later copy)

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. 185 (later copy).

Inscriptions

by later hand, across bottom verso in graphite: Claud Fabricius de Peirese

Wikidata ID

Q74895244

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