Michel Le Tellier, Seigneur de Chaville et de Viroflay
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
France (printed)
- Date:
late 17th century (printed)
- Artist/Maker:
Nicolas de Poilly the elder, born 1627 - died 1696 (engraver)
- Materials and Techniques:
Engraving
- Credit Line:
Given by Edgar Seligman
- Museum number:
E.3251-1960
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing slightly left, within an oval border of laurel leaves and ribbons bearing representations of the chains of the Order of the Holy Ghost.
Place of Origin
France (printed)
Date
late 17th century (printed)
Artist/maker
Nicolas de Poilly the elder, born 1627 - died 1696 (engraver)
Materials and Techniques
Engraving
Marks and inscriptions
'Aeterna Excubiae N. Poilly. sculp.'
Lettered
Dimensions
Height: 45.1 cm, Width: 32.4 cm
Descriptive line
Print, portrait of Michel Le Tellier, Seigneur de Chaville et de Viroflay, engraving by Nicolas de Poilly I, late 17th century.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Paris. É Bouillon, 1854-1908.
Firmin-Didot, Ambroise. Les Graveurs de Portrait en France. Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1875-9.
Techniques
Engraving
Subjects depicted
Statesman; Laurels
Categories
Prints; Portraits
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
