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Portrait of Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron

Unidentified artist, French, 18th century
Copied after: Thomas de Leu (French, about 1555–about 1612)
Published by: Michel Odieuvre (French, 1687–1756)
about 1741-1747

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 15.8 × 11.3 cm (6 1/4 × 4 7/16 in.)
Platemark: 15.2 × 10.1 cm (6 × 4 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP4240
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Robert-Dumesnil 318 (copy); IFF 241 (copy); Le Blanc 154 (copy)
DescriptionRobert-Dumesnil describes this print as a reworked state of R-D 318; it is in fact a copy.
Marks Verso, lower left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, upper left and lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceEarly provenance not researched; Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York, Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA, November 1897.