Jean-François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal of Retz

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

The image shows an engraving of a person from the chest up, in a slightly three-quarter pose against an oval background. The individual is facing slightly to the right, with their gaze directed towards the viewer. They have shoulder-length hair with curls, a mustache, and goatee. The person is dressed in historical attire with a dark, buttoned garment and a wide, pointed white collar. They wear a large cross pendant around their neck. The upper background features textured lines around the oval portrait. Below the portrait, there is a coat of arms with religious symbols and a hat. The composition is framed by plain borders.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.6 x 22.7 cm (13 5/8 x 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.4 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.34

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 191, 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. 190, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: CMellan del. et S; by later hands, lower center verso in graphite: M191 / J.F.P. De Gondi, Cardinal de Retz / Le Bl. 254

Wikidata ID

Q74895445

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