Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Mellan, Claude, 1598-1688
Title:
[Statues et bustes antiques des maisons royales].
Alternate Title(s):
Tableaux du cabinet du roy
Published / Created:
[Paris?], [1669-1681]
Physical Description:
1 volume ([61] leaves) : engraving ; 50.3 x 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes:
Claude Mellan, an engraver, painter and draughtsman from Abbeville, was appointed graveur ordinaire du Roi. He was commissionned to engrave the French royal collection of antique statues, a task that was continued from 1675 to 1681 by the engraver Etienne Baudet.
Subject Terms:
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638–1715 -- Art collections. | Tuileries Palace (Paris, France) | Sculpture, Classical -- France -- Paris. | Busts. | Sykes, Mark Masterman, Sir, 1771–1823 -- Binding. | Bedford, John, Duke of -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Engravings. | Armorial bindings.
Contributors:
Baudet, Etienne, 1638–1711.