Michel de Marolles
1648
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 23.3 x 17.2 cm (9 3/16 x 6 3/4 in.) page size: 29.2 x 19 cm (11 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Beres in memory of Lessing Rosenwald and in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.103.1.a
About the Artist
Claude Mellan · 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...