François La Rochefoucauld

Michel Lasne

Associated Names
Michel Lasne

Artist, French, 1590 or before - 1667

The image shows a man from the waist up facing forward with his head slightly turned to the left. He has distinct facial features including a prominent brow, deep-set eyes, wide nose, and a subtle smile with a neatly trimmed mustache and small beard. He has somewhat curly hair under a squared cap. The man is wearing priestly attire, including a high-collared shirt, buttoned garment, and cloak. He has a chain around his neck with a large cross-shaped medallion. The background is plain, and the image is enclosed in an oval frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.8 x 22.8 cm (12 15/16 x 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.69


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1976

  • Preaud/Weigert 1976, 376.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: MLasne Delineavit et fecit ad vivum; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: La Rochefoucault 43(?)8

Wikidata ID

Q74895676

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