Henri de Mesmes

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

The image shows a portrait of a man's upper body. He is facing forward with his head slightly tilted. The man has distinct facial features including arched eyebrows, smiling eyes, a pointed nose, a mustache, and a small beard that tapers to a point at the chin. His medium length wavy hair is parted to the side. He is wearing a patterned garment wrapped around his shoulders. The portrait is framed in an oval shape with detailed linear designs. Below the portrait, there is a coat of arms with a crown, shield divided into sections with symbols, and decorative foliage. The background inside the frame has a lined pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 34.8 x 24.8 cm (13 11/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.44

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 214, State i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

G. Usslaub (Lugt 1221)

Associated Names

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. 174, state i/iv.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: C. Mellan G. del. et f.; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Henri de Mesmes. / President a Mortier / 2415

Wikidata ID

Q74895508

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