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The image is an engraved portrait of a man. He is shown from the upper body up, positioned slightly turned to his left but looking directly at the viewer. His facial features include a mustache and slightly curly hair, with a cap on his head. He wears a clerical robe with an upturned collar and a large cross hanging from his neck. He is set in an oval frame with a linear background. Below the oval, there is a small shield with a coat of arms detail.
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The image is an engraved portrait of a man. He is shown from the upper body up, positioned slightly turned to his left but looking directly at the viewer. His facial features include a mustache and slightly curly hair, with a cap on his head. He wears a clerical robe with an upturned collar and a large cross hanging from his neck. He is set in an oval frame with a linear background. Below the oval, there is a small shield with a coat of arms detail.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alphonse III Delbene, Bishop of Orléans

Claude Mellan

Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 31.5 x 25.2 cm (12 3/8 x 9 15/16 in.) sheet: 35.8 x 28 cm (14 1/8 x 11 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.164.39
Credit line
Gift of John O'Brien
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • male
  • portrait
  • engraving
  • Bishop
  • Delbene, Alphonse, III
Inscription

lower left in plate: C Mellan del. et f; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Alphonse d'Elbene / M.181

NGA object ID 73761. 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.