Artist: Nicolaes Van Negre (Dutch, 1600 - 1663), after.
Engraver: Esme de Boulonois (French, 1645-1681 (fl.)
Title: Portrait of Claude Saumaise (1588-1653). He was a French classical scholar.
Signed, Numbered, Titled, and Dated: Claudius Salmasius. Boulonnois fe.
Dimensions: Sheet 7" x 5". Mat 13" x 11".
Publisher: François Foppens.
Edition: Isaac Bullart's "Académie des Sciences et Arts..." (Brussels: François Foppens, 1682), vol. 2, p. 226.
Date: ca 1682.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper, mounted.
Mat and Frame: Matted.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Visible cracks in the plate. Trimmed within the platemark. Unexamined outside of backing. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1920,1211.1559.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVII C. Dutch School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.