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The image depicts a man in profile facing left. He has a long mustache, a goatee, a prominent nose, and is slightly smiling. His curly shoulder-length hair falls in defined waves. He is dressed formally with a high collar, a robe or cloak, an ornate brooch, and a diagonal sash. In the background, there is a decorative border resembling draped cloth. The image is titled at the bottom with an inscription of the man's titles or achievements.
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The image depicts a man in profile facing left. He has a long mustache, a goatee, a prominent nose, and is slightly smiling. His curly shoulder-length hair falls in defined waves. He is dressed formally with a high collar, a robe or cloak, an ornate brooch, and a diagonal sash. In the background, there is a decorative border resembling draped cloth. The image is titled at the bottom with an inscription of the man's titles or achievements.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abel Servien

Claude Mellan

Date
in or after 1659
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 23.2 x 18.7 cm (9 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 26.6 x 21.4 cm (10 1/2 x 8 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.164.30
Credit line
Gift of John O'Brien
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • male
  • portrait
  • engraving
  • Servien, Abel
Provenance

illegible

Inscription

lower left in plate: C.Mellan f.; across bottom in plate: Illustrissimus Dominus Abel de Seruien Marchio de Sable...Administer, et summus Aerary Proefectus.

NGA object ID 73752. 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.