Object number2023.27.3
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Portfolio/Seriesfrom the pamphlet Toccate d'intavolatura di cimbalo et organo...Libro P[rimo], fifth edition
Date1637
Artist
Claude Mellan
(French, 1598-1688)
CultureFrench
MediumEngraving, likely printed later
DimensionsPlate: 5 5/16 x 3 15/16 in. (13.5 x 10 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/16 x 7 3/16 in. (24 x 18.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/16 x 7 3/16 in. (24 x 18.2 cm)
Credit LineGift from the estate of Frederick F. Hammond in memory of Betty and John McAndrew
On View
Not on viewPeriod17th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, printed within image, lower left: Cl. Mellan
InscribedOn recto, printed within image, in an oval band around the portrait: HIERONYMVS FRESCOBALDVS FERRARIEN SIS ORGANISTA BASILICÆ S. PETRI IN VRBE ROMA ÆTATIS SVÆ 36. +; lower right: deli et sculp.; lower center: AParis chez O dieuvre Marchand d'Estampes, Quay de / l'Ecole vis-à-vis le côté de la Samariaine, à la belle Image;
by unidentified hand, lower right margin in pencil: Frescobaldi / 20
DescriptionBust portrait of Girolamo Frescobaldi, a composer and organist, with text surrounding it in an oval shape and at the bottom of the image.
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