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Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and sash, with a Latin inscription beneath, by Claude Mellan.

Portrait of Claude de Marolles

Engraved portrait of a bearded clergyman in a dark cloak, white collar, and cross insignia, with an inscription below.

Claude de Rebé, Archbishop of Narbonne

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with curly hair and a lace collar, with a crown and monogram below.

Henri II de Savoie, duc de Nemours

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with curled hair in a dark robe and white collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Le Chancelier Pierre Séguier

1639

Engraving of a winged figure with trumpet and two seated women framing an oval portrait medallion of a man with long hair.

Louis-Emmanuel de Valois, comte d'Alais et duc d'Angoulême

17th century

Abel Servien

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a high-collared robe, resting one hand on a book, with inscription below.

Le Père Claude de Lingendes

1661

Engraved oval bust portrait of a bearded man in a clerical collar, with a Latin inscription beneath the frame.

Le Père Charles Faure

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with Latin inscription and verse below.

Joseph Trullier

1626

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a cap and buttoned robe, with a Latin inscription beneath.

Le Père Jean Du Bois-Olivier

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed cloak and skullcap, with a Latin caption below.

Pierre Gassendi

ca. 1637 or 1638

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with mustache and ruff collar, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription.

Charles de Bouques

Engraved oval portrait of an older bearded man in a white ruff collar, with a lettered cartouche below.

Portrait of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio

1633

Engraving of the Virgin Mary on clouds looking down at a kneeling monk holding the Christ Child, with angels and landscape.

Maria op wolken kijkt neer op bedelmonnik met het Kind in zijn armen

1608

Engraving of a bearded man in a flowing robe with a lamb beside him, gesturing toward clouds and light in a rocky landscape.

Johannes de Doper met lam

1608

Engraving of figures in a rocky landscape with a classical temple on a hill and a kneeling woman in the foreground.

Menandre en Lerice met hun dochter Silvanire vinden op weg naar de tempel Agalante uitgeput in de armen van Hylas

1608

Engraving of a haloed saint in prayer, gazing upward with clasped hands beside a tall cross on a pedestal.

Heilige in aanbidding voor het kruis

1608

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded friar in a hooded robe, resting his hands on an open book.

Portrait of Le Père Yves

1677

Engraving of Mars and Luna flanking a coat of arms topped by a cat on an ornate helmet, with a sun above.

Mars en Luna naast een helm met kat

1608

Engraved oval portrait of a curly-haired man with a mustache in a fur collar, with a coat of arms below.

René de Longueil, marquis de Maisons

Engraved oval portrait of a young boy with curly hair, white collar and brooch, with a fleur-de-lis coat of arms below.

Armand de Bourbon, prince de Conti

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar, flanked by two putti, a funerary urn, and draped cloth with a coat

Jean Habert de Montmor

1640

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a fur collar and cap, with a coat of arms below the oval frame.

Matthieu Molé

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed garment, with a coat of arms below in a decorative frame.

François-Théodore de Nesmond

ca. 1661

Engraving of a seated young boy in ornate robes surrounded by kneeling and standing men in dark gowns, with coats of arms.

Frontispiece: Les Ordonnances royaux

ca. 1644

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, mustache and goatee, wearing a ruff collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Raffaello Menicucci

Engraved oval portrait of Henri II de Montmorency with curled hair, lace collar, armor and an order cross.

Henri II de Montmorency

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bald man with a beard in a scrolled frame, inscribed Ludovicus Dorleans, 1622.

Portrait of Louis d'Orléans

1622

Engraved portrait of a man with wavy hair and mustache in a white collar, inside an octagonal frame with inscription.

Portrait of Michel de Marolles

1648

Engraving of a bearded man in a hat and cloak leaning against a tree in a forest, with a coat of arms beside him.

James Howell Standing in a Forest

1641

Engraving of a man in a cloak and hat leaning on a tree in a forest, with a Latin inscription below.

James Howel Standing in a Forest

1641

Engraving of the moon in its first quarter phase, with craters rendered in fine hatched lines on a dark background.

The Moon in its First Quarter

1635

Engraving of two horned satyrs beside a tree and globe, with grapevines and a child gathering grapes in the foreground.

Satyrs

before 1645

Engraving of a winged angel and a kneeling helmeted soldier inscribing stone tablets before a mountain with falling flames.

An Angel and a Soldier Inscribe Stone Slabs

Engraved tail-piece with a woman's head crowned by fruit and foliage, flanked by scrolls and two dolphins tied with a ribbon.

Tail-piece: Woman's Head (Cul-de-lampe: Buste de femme)

Engraving of a nude female figure holding a torch while standing on a pedestal, with clouds in the background.

Feminine Figure

Engraving of Minerva in a helmet teaching a young boy in a fleur-de-lis robe beside an inscribed plinth and olive tree.

Minerva Instructs the Dauphin

1640

Engraving of two winged angels on clouds holding a palm wreath with the inscription Sit nomen Domini benedictum.

Two Angels Seated on Clouds

Engraving of two winged cherubs supporting a shield with a chevron and crown, with flower garland and tassels below.

Two Cherubs with the Arms of Cardinal Richelieu

before 1642

Engraved tail-piece with two winged women flanking a cartouche where a winged figure blows a trumpet beside a fleur-de-lis sh

Tail-piece: Two Winged Women Hold a Cartel Decorated by Fame

Engraved horizontal headband with a central basket of fruit, acanthus scrolls, fruit garlands and two female figures at the e

Headband: Basket of Fruit

Engraving of a winged angel standing on clouds, holding a long banderole stretched across its outspread arms.

Angel with a Banderole

Engraved ornamental cartouche with a crowned interlaced monogram, laurel wreath, scrolls, and grotesque faces on cream paper.

Monogram Crowned

Engraved trophy with a central monogram, plumed helmet, shields with lion and rooster, books, laurel and a trident.

Trophy with Monogram Containing the Letters of LEONARDOS

1651

Engraved title page of a devotional book: a kneeling woman looks up at three angels descending through rays of light.

Title page for François de Sales, Introduction à la vie dévote

1641

Engraving of a young man with a cross seated on fur beside a lamb, with fig leaves, branches, and a stream in a wooded landsc

St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness

1629

Engraving of three nude women holding a circular wreath and an inscribed draped cloth against a cloudy sky.

The Three Graces

1659

Engraved title page showing two bearded hermits seated in a rocky desert with the words Les vies des SS. pères des déserts.

Title page: Arnaud d'Andilly, Les Vies des saints pères des déserts

1647

Engraving of a kneeling cardinal offering a book to the Virgin and Child on clouds, with cherubs above.

Cardinal Richelieu, Kneeling, Presents His Book to the Virgin and Child

ca. 1646

Etching of a peasant woman with a basket beside a cow, a resting calf, a rooster on a fence and a stone trough.

Country Scene with a Peasant, Cow and Calf

Engraving of a storm-tossed sea around a rock bearing a book and Latin inscription, with two figures on shore and lightning a

Allegory Against the Pelagian Heresy (Allégorie contre l'hérésy pélagienne et armoires)

17th century

Engraving of a seated allegorical woman gazing at a sunburst, with a cornucopia, books, armor, and figures in a landscape.

Allegory of France with the Arms of Richelieu (Allégorie sur la Paix)

Engraving of allegorical women in drapery before a classical arcaded building with statues and a balustrade.

Allegory in Honor of the Roman College Founded by the Borghese Family

1615-88

Engraving of two nude male figures, Hercules and Atlas, supporting a large celestial globe marked with constellations above t

Hercules Assisting Atlas

Engraving of Minerva seated with a blank shield, flanked by figures of Peace holding an olive branch and Justice holding scal

Minerva Flanked by Peace and Justice (Armoiries de Gallard et de Mesmes)

Engraving of a veiled female figure leaning on a cross, with a chalice, tiara and keys beside her.

Personification of Faith

1642

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace and buttoned bodice, with Latin inscription around the fra

Maddalena Corvina

1636

Oval engraved portrait of a woman with a flower in her hair, drop earrings, and lettered border, by Claude Mellan.

Virginia da Vezzo, Wife of Simon Vouet

1626

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curly hair, pearl necklace and braided dress, inscribed Anna Maria Vaiani.

Anna Maria Vaiani

1624-36

Engraving of a kneeling veiled woman in a religious habit on clouds, holding a crucifix, with a radiant sun above.

Sainte Jeanne Frémiot de Chantal

after 1641

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl necklace on a pedestal, labelled Madame Henriette Anne.

Henriette-Anne d'Angleterre, duchesse d'Orléans

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with pearl necklace and upswept curled hair, with Latin inscription banner below.

Portrait of Agathe de Châtillon

Engraving of the full moon showing craters and dark plains rendered in fine parallel hatched lines on a dark background.

Full Moon

1635

Engraving of a young man strangling a lion on rocky ground, with a billowing cloak and grazing sheep in the background.

David Strangling the Lion

1631