Anne of Austria

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

The image shows a portrait of a person with a round face and gentle features. They have curly hair peeking out from beneath a head covering or hood. The person wears a garment with a large collar and is accessorized with dangling earrings. The background consists of a detailed oval frame surrounding the portrait. Below the frame is an emblem with intertwined letters "M" and "A" topped with a crown. The portrait appears to be engraved and is depicted in a monochrome or sepia tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 35.3 x 24.1 cm (13 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.43

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 245, 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. 138, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: C.Mellan G.del. et s.; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 81019; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Anne d'Autriche / N.265 / A de M no 245

Wikidata ID

Q74895504

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