Mask of a Bald Man with Pointed Ears and a Long, Parted Beard, from "Divers Masques"
From a series of nineteen plates with grotesque masks dedicated to Jean de Leins, goldsmith to the Queen of England and published by Jacques van Merlen in Paris. The plates are not numbered and appear in various orders.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mask of a Bald Man with Pointed Ears and a Long, Parted Beard, from "Divers Masques"
- Series/Portfolio: Divers Masques
- Artist: François Chauveau (French, Paris 1613–1676 Paris)
- Publisher: Jacques Van Merlen (Flemish, Antwerp 1616–1682 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1635–45
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/2 × 1 5/8 in. (6.3 × 4.1 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1945
- Object Number: 45.101.49
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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