Saturday 16 December 2017

Le Sueur Bronze head of Henri de Montmorency



 Bronze head of Henri de Montmorency (1595 -1632)
from the Equestrian Statue formerly at the Chateau of Chantilly
destroyed in the French Revolution.

Possibly by Hubert Le Sueur
Now in the Louvre, Paris.

Bought 1849 from collection of M. Signol

Henry II Duke de Montmorency was executed for treason at Toulouse 30 October 1632.

















Engraving 
Balthazar Moncornet (1600 - 68)
no size given
from - https://www.photo.rmn.fr/archive/14-547664-2C6NU0AGSF6LV.html


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Henry II, Duke de Montmorency
Balthasar Moncornet
engraving 153 x 112 mm
1630 - 68.
British Museum

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Perre Mariettte I
1632
Engraving
198 x 133 mm
British Museum

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Henry II, Duke de Montmorency
Claude Mellan (1598 - 1688).

Engraving 18.3 x 12.7 cms.


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The last three low resolution 17th Century engravings from French website


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