Raffaello Menicucci

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

The image shows a half-length portrait of a man facing slightly at an angle and looking directly at the viewer. He has a serious expression, arched eyebrows, a prominent nose, and a mustache. His hair is short and curly. He is wearing a garment with a high collar and textured or patterned fabric. The background consists of parallel lines. The style of the portrait is typical of historical portraiture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.6 x 10.4 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.2 x 15.2 cm (9 1/8 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 213, State later state

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. 173, undescribed state (either between ii/iii or iv).

Inscriptions

below image, lower left in plate: Romae Sup pm.; below image, lower right in plate: Cl: Mellan Gall. del. et Sculp; across bottom in plate: RAPHAEL MENICVCIVS.

Wikidata ID

Q74895401

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