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Engraver: Claude MellanAdditional Information: Original description in Latin.

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Engraver: M. LasneAdditional Information: Original description in French. Years: 1613-1679

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Engraver: Claude MellanAdditional Information: Original description in Latin. Years: 1594-1652

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Engraver: Claude MellanInformation from Captions: Born in Athens, sent to the court of Louis XIII by the Dukeof Parma.Additional Information: Original description in French.

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Engraver: Claude MellanInformation from Captions: Born in Athens, sent to the court of Louis XIII by the Dukeof Parma.Additional Information: Original description in French.

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Engraver: M. LasneInformation from Captions: JesuitAdditional Information: Original description in French. Years:1583-1651

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Engraver: M. LasneAdditional Information: No description.

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Engraver: Robert NanteuilInformation from Captions: F. Cabouret commissioned the engraving after Fronteau's death.Additional Information: Original description in Latin. French cleric. Years: 1614-1662

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Information from Captions: His fatherland/patria is listed as Sardamum. He is a disciple of Golzi, an imitator of Lysippus (an ancient sculptor).Additional Information: Original description in Latin.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION From the Collection: Engravings by various artists, depicting prominent individuals, including many clergymen and intellectuals, of western Europe in the 16th-18th centuries. Many of the portraits appear to have been done in memory of their subjects shortly after their death. Included are portraits of Thomas Cromwell, Gabriel Naudé, Nicolas Caussin; John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury; Jean de La Fontaine; Alexandre de Prouville, marquis de Tracy; Giovanni Battista Montano, Thierry Bignon, Edouard Colbert...