Cardinal d'Amboise
Artist
Unknown
Date1826
MediumEtching
DimensionsImage: 6 9/16 × 5 1/8 inches (16.67 × 13.02 cm)
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 5 15/16 inches (21.91 × 15.08 cm)
Mount: 13 × 9 9/16 inches (33.02 × 24.29 cm)
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 5 15/16 inches (21.91 × 15.08 cm)
Mount: 13 × 9 9/16 inches (33.02 × 24.29 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.208
SignedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: “Isaac Briot / Damblein [?] 1585-1670”
InscribedEngraved inscription on sheet recto, bottom, in black ink: "Georges Cardinal d'Amboise gran[d-] Ministre d'Estat et Legat en France Briot.fe,";
On sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Isaac Briot / Damblain 1585-1670".
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DescriptionEtching of man in profile wearing capelet over shoulders with longer, gathered gown beneath. His ear is partially covered by his Cardinal’s cap and his cheek bones cast a dark shadow and he has full lips.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
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