The image shows an engraved portrait of a man in an oval frame. He is facing towards the left with his head slightly turned towards the viewer. The man has curly hair, arched eyebrows, and wears a robe with a crucifix around his neck. The background features a lined pattern within the oval frame and a plain border. Below the portrait is a coat of arms with a shield and a hat with tassels, all in an engraved style.

Nicolas Grillet

Medium: engraving on laid paper
Classification: Print
Period: 1551 to 1600
Image size: 3288 × 4838px

Description

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man in an oval frame. He is facing towards the left with his head slightly turned towards the viewer. The man has curly hair, arched eyebrows, and wears a robe with a crucifix around his neck. The background features a lined pattern within the oval frame and a plain border. Below the portrait is a coat of arms with a shield and a hat with tassels, all in an engraved style.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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