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The image displays a portrait of a person from the mid-torso up. The individual is positioned facing slightly to the right while looking directly at the viewer. The person's facial features include a long face, prominent cheekbones, and a slight, reserved expression. Their hair is shoulder-length, wavy, and parted down the middle. The attire consists of a buttoned-up garment with visible stitching and a large, flat collar. The person is not wearing any jewelry or holding objects. The background consists of an intricately designed frame resembling a stone pattern, with inscriptions around the hexagonal border surrounding the portrait.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Arnauld d'Andilly
Jean Morin after Philippe de Champaigne
- Medium
- etching, engraving, and stippling on laid paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 30.9 x 24.7 cm (12 3/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1984.25.3
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1551 to 1600
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- etching
- male
- portrait
- engraving
- stipple
- Arnauld d'Andilly
Provenance
B. Keller (Lugt 384)
Inscription
around circumference in plate in border: ROBERT.ARNAVLD.SEIGr.D'ANDILLI.CONer.DV.ROY.EN.SES.CONSLs.D'ESTAT.ET.PRIVE; lower left in plate: Ph. Champaigne pinx; lower right in plate: I Morin scul cum priu Reg.; lLv//in graphite: DV Guerany / R-D 42 / K.9949A-3 / R42 / a86017 / mn-; lCv//in graphite: HH / R.D.N Peti-W. 3/III; lRv//in graphite: H&P3 III/III / WMs 7 and 8
Watermarks
(H/P watermarks 7b & 8)
NGA object ID 63227. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.