Portrait of Chancellor Michel le Tellier

Portrait of Chancellor Michel le Tellier

Engraver Robert Nanteuil (French, 1623 - 1678)

After Philippe de Champaigne (French, 1602 - 1674)

Date1653

MediumEngraving

DimensionsOverall (trimmed to platemark): 12 5/8 × 9 13/16 in. (32.1 × 25 cm)

Credit LineAcquired with funds provided by Robert and Karen Hoehn

CultureFrench

MarkingsCollector's Mark on recto at l.l. of trompe-l'oeil frame edge, initials "A.W." (L.202, Sir Anthony Westcombe) Partial unidentified watermark, visible at top center margin, above figure's head.

InscribedAt l.l.: Ph. Champaigne pinx.; at l.r.: Rob. Nantüeil sculpebat.

Catalogue raisonnéRobert-Dumesnil 128; Petitjean & Wickert 228-29.108 ii/ii

Object numberPC2011.01.01

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionHalf portrait of man in three-quarter view turned to left with mustache, goatee, and shoulder-length hair with sash and medal across chest and large collar, left shoulder decorated with the emblem of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Spirit (Ordre du Saint-Esprit). Figure against blank background, situated behind a rectangular trompe-l'oeil frame.

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