drawing;
offset(?);
print study
- Museum number
- 1988,0514.55
- Description
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Portrait of Henri de Berighen, related to a drawing by Nanteuil made in 1663, design for an engraving; head and shoulders to half-right, looking to front, with long, curling hair and small moustache, wearing long, ornate, lace collar, within an oval inscribed with his name and titles, two eagles supporting a shield below
Possibly an offset from a red chalk preparatory drawing; squared for transfer
- Production date
- 1663-1721
- Dimensions
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Height: 358 millimetres
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Width: 259 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Also see engraving, 1934,0720.5.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1988
- Acquisition notes
- This item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45. The British Museum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1988,0514.55