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.

















 
Balthazar Moncornet (1600 - 68).

Engraving.

no size given



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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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