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The image shows an engraved portrait of a man facing forward with his head slightly turned to the right. He has deeply set eyes, a high forehead, bushy eyebrows, a full, long beard, and a mustache merging into the beard. He has bald hair on top with fringe on the sides. He is dressed in a detailed buttoned garment with a high collar, resembling a historical outfit. Around him within an oval frame are various artistic instruments like a palette and brushes. The background has a textured or dotted pattern common in engravings. Text surrounds the oval frame and additional text is present below the image.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Antoine Caron
Thomas de Leu
- Date
- 1599
- Medium
- engraving on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 11.9 x 7.5 cm (4 11/16 x 2 15/16 in.) sheet: 12.1 x 7.8 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1991.208.6
- Credit line
- Gift of John O'Brien
- Time span
- 1551 to 1600
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- male
- portrait
- engraving
- Artist
- Antoine Caron
Inscription
lower center in plate: Thomas de Leu.socero suo Fecit. 1599.; around ovel border in plate: ANTONIVS CARON, BELLOVACVS PICTOR EXIMIVS VIXIT.A.78; across bottom in plate: CHARON ne deust recepuoir pour voiture ...
NGA object ID 78537. 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.