The image shows a portrait of a person's upper body, from the chest up. The individual is positioned slightly turned to the right, with their head facing forward and their gaze directed towards the left. They have wavy hair falling to their shoulders, along with refined features including eyebrows, a long nose, and slightly pursed lips. The person is dressed in formal clothing with a prominent collar, silky fabric, and a long chain with a large cross pendant around their neck. The portrait is framed in an oval frame with decorative elements including an ornamental crest with initials. The artwork is monochromatic with fine lines and shading typical of engraved portraiture.
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The image shows a portrait of a person's upper body, from the chest up. The individual is positioned slightly turned to the right, with their head facing forward and their gaze directed towards the left. They have wavy hair falling to their shoulders, along with refined features including eyebrows, a long nose, and slightly pursed lips. The person is dressed in formal clothing with a prominent collar, silky fabric, and a long chain with a large cross pendant around their neck. The portrait is framed in an oval frame with decorative elements including an ornamental crest with initials. The artwork is monochromatic with fine lines and shading typical of engraved portraiture.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Armand de Bourbon-Conti

Jean Morin after Justus van Verus

Medium
etching, engraving, and stippling on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 35.1 x 24.2 cm (13 13/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1984.25.8
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • male
  • portrait
  • engraving
  • stipple
  • Armand de Bourbon-Conti
Provenance

Unidentified collector (S, Lugt undescribed); J. Charrington (L.572)

Inscription

across bottom in pen and brown ink: Armand de Bourbon Contyne en 1629 mort en 1629. grave en abbe, Son [...] par [...]; upper right verso in graphite: This is only / impr ession known / with early WMs 0 and 2; cRv//in graphite: J.C. / only imp known / with WM 0/2 / H&P 10

Watermarks

(H/P 0 & 2)

NGA object ID 63232. 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.