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Pope Alexander VII

Print
1662 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, portrait, head and shoulders, facing slightly left, on a pedestal standing on a plinth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePope Alexander VII (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of Pope Alexander VII, engraving by Nicolas Pitau I after Pierre Mignard, 1662.
Physical description
Print, portrait, head and shoulders, facing slightly left, on a pedestal standing on a plinth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41.3cm (cut)
  • Width: 37.8cm (cut)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'P. Mignard Pinxit Romae N. Pitau sculpsit Parisijs 1662.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
Collection
Accession number
E.3236-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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