James Howell Standing in a Forest
Medium
Engraving of the head, collar, hat and hand by Mellan; the rest etched by Bosse. Fourth state of four (BN)
Dimensions
sheet: 8 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. (21.2 x 14.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.756–1370
Tags
About the Artist
Claude Mellan|Abraham Bosse|James Howell · 1598–1688
Claude Mellan (1598-1688) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and painter who became one of the most innovative printmakers of the French Baroque period. Born in Abbeville to a family of coppersmiths, Mellan rose to become Peintre et Graveur Ordinaire du Roi (Painter and Engraver in Ordinary to the King), achieving recognition for his extraordinary technical mastery. Mellan's artistic significanc...