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The image depicts a man from the waist up, facing forward with a slight turn of his head. He has deep-set eyes, prominent cheekbones, a moustache, and wavy hair beneath a cap. He is wearing clerical clothing with a high collar, buttons down the front, and a capelet. The background has a lined pattern. Inscribed text identifies him as Alphonsus Cardinalis, Archiepiscopus Lugdunensis, and includes details about the artist and creation date.
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The image depicts a man from the waist up, facing forward with a slight turn of his head. He has deep-set eyes, prominent cheekbones, a moustache, and wavy hair beneath a cap. He is wearing clerical clothing with a high collar, buttons down the front, and a capelet. The background has a lined pattern. Inscribed text identifies him as Alphonsus Cardinalis, Archiepiscopus Lugdunensis, and includes details about the artist and creation date.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alphonse du Plessis Richelieu, Cardinal of Lyon

Claude Mellan

Date
1636
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22.2 x 14.8 cm (8 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.164.12
Credit line
Gift of John O'Brien
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • male
  • portrait
  • engraving
  • Prelate
  • Plessis, Alphonse du
Inscription

lower center in plate: ALPHONSVS CARDINALIS / ARCHIEPVS. LVGDVN. / C. Mellan Gall' del. et S. Romae Sup. pm. / 1.6.3.6.; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Cardinal A lphonse du Plessis Richelieu / Montaiglon 228 II

NGA object ID 73734. 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.