Portret van Petrus Poterius Andegaven op 53-jarige leeftijd
Claude Mellan
1608 - 1688
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
112; 168
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 240
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...