Nicolas Grillet

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man in an oval frame. He is facing towards the left with his head slightly turned towards the viewer. The man has curly hair, arched eyebrows, and wears a robe with a crucifix around his neck. The background features a lined pattern within the oval frame and a plain border. Below the portrait is a coat of arms with a shield and a hat with tassels, all in an engraved style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35 x 23.7 cm (13 3/4 x 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.1 x 25.4 cm (14 5/8 x 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.53

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 192, State i/iv

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. 160, state i/iii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: C. Mellan G.; lower right in plate: del. et s.; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Nicolas Grillet (Bishop de Bazas en 1634 / d'Uzes en 1633. Mort a Uzes le 12 / Fevrier 1660 (only state) / c. 27292 / Anatole de Montaiglon 192.

Wikidata ID

Q74895559

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