Henri II, Duke of Montmorency

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

The image shows a man in a three-quarters view portrait, depicting him from the waist up. He is turned slightly to the left, looking over his right shoulder. He has a furrowed brow, a short beard, and closely cropped hair with a slight receding at the front. The man wears a high-collared robe with fine lines, holding a book in his left hand. The background consists of plain horizontal lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.4 x 22.7 cm (7 1/4 x 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 19 x 13.3 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 216, State only

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. 328, state only.

Inscriptions

across bottom in plate: HENRY,DVC DE MONTMORENCY, ET D'AMVILLE, / PAIR ET MARECHAL DE FRANCE GOVVERNEVR,ET / LIEVTENANT GENERAL POVR LE ROY,EN LANGVEDOC. / CMellan F. ; by later hand, uLv//in graphite: 2222/30; by later hand, cCv//in graphite: Nagler. 267 / Firmin Did ot 1536 / LeBl 238

Wikidata ID

Q74895317

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