[Frescobaldi, Girolamo. (1583 - 1643)] Mellan, Claude. (1598-1688)

17th Century Portrait Engraving

A fine original portrait of the Italian composer and organist, by the French engraver and painter Claude Mellan. 138 x 104 mm (plate mark to plate mark) plus generous margins. Inscribed around the oval frame: "HIERONIMVS FRESCOBALDVS FERRARIENSIS ORGANISTA BASILICAE S. PETRI VRBE ROMA AETATIS SVAE 36" and below: "Cl. Mellan Gall' delin. et sculp." The original impression was produced 1634 and the present impression was produced in the early 18th century by the Parisian editor and engraver Michel Odieuvre (1687 - 1756), who has here added his address "a Paris chez Odieuvre Marchand d'Estampes, Quay de l'Ecole vis-à-vis le coté de la Samaritaine à la Belle Image."

A good clear and strong impression on laid paper with chain lines. In very good and sound condition, a few light foxing spots here and there and a minor crease in lower right margin corner. (11623)
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