Louis De Vendosme. Duc De Mercoeur

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Artist/Maker	Louis Cossin (engraver)
Place of origin	France (printed)

Print, portrait of a man, three-quarter-length, facing slightly right, wearing armour, holding a baton, his left hand on a helmet, within an oval border of laurel leaves. On either side are hanging vines and cherubs, printed from a separate plate, and below is the name of the sitter printed from a third plate.

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Categories	Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	Louis De Vendosme. Duc De Mercoeur (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Engraving Engraving
Brief description	Print, portrait of Louis De Vendosme. Duc De Mercoeur, engraving by Louis Cossin, late 17th century.
Physical description	Print, portrait of a man, three-quarter-length, facing slightly right, wearing armour, holding a baton, his left hand on a helmet, within an oval border of laurel leaves. On either side are hanging vines and cherubs, printed from a separate plate, and below is the name of the sitter printed from a third plate.
Dimensions	Height: 40.3cm Width: 28.6cm 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.
Marks and inscriptions	'Louis De Vendome. Duc De Mercoeur. Pair De France.' (Lettered)
Credit line	Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted	Cardinal Baton Armour Laurels Helmet Vines Cherubs Louis De Bourbon
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.231-1960

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O567338/louis-de-vendosme-duc-de-print-louis-cossin/

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