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Antoine Vitré

A work made of etching, with stipple in black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching, with stipple in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1640/50

Artist:

Jean Morin (French, c. 1590-1650)
after Philippe de Champaigne (French, 1602-1674)

About this artwork

Little known today, Jean Morin was among the most influential printmakers in 17th-century France. He devised a unique method for portraiture, using a mixture of line and stipple to enhance tonal contrast and create a finely textured background for the etched features. He made about 50 prints after portraits by his father-in-law, Philippe de Champaigne. Antoine Vitré was a Parisian printer and bookseller who specialized in non-Roman alphabets. Unusually straightforward in his stance, the subject holds several products of his trade.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Morin

Title

Antoine Vitré

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1640–1650

Medium

Etching, with stipple in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 31.2 × 21.3 cm (12 5/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift in memory of Tom and Ann Tice from their daughters

Reference Number

2000.444

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