Jean Pierre Camus

c. 1653, published 1735-1745

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

Michel Odieuvre

Publisher, French, 1687 - 1756

The image is an engraved portrait of a man identified as Jean Pierre Camus, Évêque de Belley. Only his head and part of his chest are visible, with the man in a three-quarter profile facing right. He has a long beard and mustache, high forehead, and thinning hair combed back. He is dressed in a robe or cloak, with no visible jewelry or objects. The background has horizontal lines for texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.7 x 10.7 cm (5 13/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 16.8 x 12.7 cm (6 5/8 x 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 176, State ii/ii

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. 146, state ii/iii.

Inscriptions

across bottom in plate: Mellan Sculp. JEAN PIERRE CAMUS / Eveque de Belley. / Mort a Paris, le 26 Avril 1652, age de 70 ans. / A Paris chez Odieuvre Md. d'Estampes, quai de l'Ecole vis a vis la Samaritaine a la belle Image C.P.R.

Wikidata ID

Q74895367

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