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The image shows the upper half of a young male figure seated or angled slightly, facing forward with his head turned to his left. He has a youthful face with prominent eyes, a subtle mouth, and curly hair reaching his collar. He is dressed in a garment with a voluminous collar and a decorative element, possibly a brooch. There is no visible jewelry or objects held. The background includes an oval frame with linear texture shading around the figure, and inscription details on the outer border.
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The image shows the upper half of a young male figure seated or angled slightly, facing forward with his head turned to his left. He has a youthful face with prominent eyes, a subtle mouth, and curly hair reaching his collar. He is dressed in a garment with a voluminous collar and a decorative element, possibly a brooch. There is no visible jewelry or objects held. The background includes an oval frame with linear texture shading around the figure, and inscription details on the outer border.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Armand de Bourbon, Prince de Condi

Claude Mellan

Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 35.3 x 24 cm (13 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.) sheet: 47.2 x 31.9 cm (18 9/16 x 12 9/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.164.51
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
  • Prince
  • Bourbon, Armand de
Inscription

across bottom in plate: AParis chez Gailliard sur le petit pont a ligrec. / ADB ADB / C. Mellan G. del. et S.; by later hand, across bottom in graphite: Condi (Armand de Bourb on prince de) ne a / le 21 fevrier 1629 mort a Dejenas[?] en 1666

NGA object ID 73773. 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.