Augustin de Thou, president au Parlement
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 17 11/16 x 12 15/16 in. (45 x 32.8 cm) image: 11 15/16 x 9 1/4 in. (30.4 x 23.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Edward W. Root, Elihu Root Jr. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant III, 1937
Accession Number
37.17.26
Tags
About the Artist
Jean Morin · 1605–1650
Jean Morin (c. 1605–1650) was one of the most accomplished French engravers of the seventeenth century, a master of the portrait print whose work stands among the finest examples of French graphic art in its era. Little is known about his early life or training, though his technique suggests exposure to both French and Flemish engraving traditions, the latter being the dominant force in European p...