Henri II de Lorraine, duc de Guise
Medium
Etching, second state
Dimensions
sheet: 11 15/16 x 10 1/8 in. (30.3 x 25.7 cm) image: 11 7/16 x 9 3/16 in. (29 x 23.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.650.207
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking etching portrays Henri II de Lorraine, the 3rd Duc de Guise (1592–1664), a prominent French nobleman and military leader during the turbulent era of the French Wars of and the early reign of Louis XIII. As a key figure in the Catholic League and later in plots against Cardinal Richelieu, Gu embodied the aristocratic power struggles of 17th-century Europe. portrait, in its second state, captures his presence, likely after an original painting by Justus Sust, the esteemed Flemish Baroque artist and court painter to the Medici in Florence. Jean Morin, a skilled French engraver acti...
About the Artist
Jean Morin|Justus Sustermans · 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...