Alphonse III Delbene, Bishop of Orléans

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

The image is an engraved portrait of a man. He is shown from the upper body up, positioned slightly turned to his left but looking directly at the viewer. His facial features include a mustache and slightly curly hair, with a cap on his head. He wears a clerical robe with an upturned collar and a large cross hanging from his neck. He is set in an oval frame with a linear background. Below the oval, there is a small shield with a coat of arms detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.5 x 25.2 cm (12 3/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.8 x 28 cm (14 1/8 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.39

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 181, 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. 152, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: C Mellan del. et f; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Alphonse d'Elbene / M.181

Wikidata ID

Q74895490

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