Portret van Armand-Jean du Plessis hertog van Richelieu, schrijvend aan een tafel
Claude Mellan
1651
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
241; 349
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 349 mm x breedte 241 mm
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...