Portret van Henri II, duc de Montmorency
Claude Mellan
1643
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
126; 184
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 184 mm x breedte 126 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...