Louis Sieur de Maine

Michel Lasne after Pierre-Jean Mariette

Associated Names
Michel Lasne

Artist, French, 1590 or before - 1667

Pierre-Jean Mariette

Artist After, French, 1694 - 1774

This image shows a bust portrait of a man within an oval frame. The man has distinguished facial features, including a prominent nose, a slight smile, a mustache, and a goatee. His hair is curly and shoulder-length. He wears period attire with a lace collar and a garment that looks like a mix of armor and fabric, with visible straps and shoulder pads. There is a belt or strap across his chest. The background has a simple, hatched pattern. The style of the image is classical and engraved.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper; laid down

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 19.6 x 14.5 cm (7 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.164.82

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1976

  • Preaud/Weigert 1976, 267 i/iii.

Inscriptions

across bottom in plate: LOVYS S.r de Maine, Baron de Chabans ... Republique de Venise, / MLasne fecit Mariette excudit

Wikidata ID

Q74895765

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