Pierre Gassendi

Sitter Portrait of Pierre Gassendi French
ca. 1637 or 1638
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pierre Gassendi
  • Artist: Claude Mellan (French, Abbeville 1598–1688 Paris)
  • Sitter: Portrait of Pierre Gassendi (1592–1655 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1637 or 1638
  • Medium: Engraving; first state of two
  • Dimensions: sheet: 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (21.4 x 13.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.601.279
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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