Artist: Sir Anthony van Dyck, after. Flemish, 1599 - 1641.
Engraver: Jean Morin. French, c. 1600 - 1650, baroque painter, printmaker, painter, etcher, engraver, and publisher.
Title: Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio [ d'Aragona]. (Italian cardinal and diplomat, 1579 – 1644).
Signed, Titled, and Dated in plate: Gvido Bentivolvs S.R.E Cardinalis Obiit Anno MDCXLV. Antoine van Dyck pinx an 1623. I. Morin scul cum priu Reg.
Dimensions: 12 5/16" x 9 14/16".
Date: 1645 - 1650.
Materials and Techniques: engraving and etching on laid paper with an unidentified watermark.
Condition: The remnants of an old mounting tape on the back. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog raisonne: Robert-Dumesnil. Le peintre-graveur français. V. 2. Paris, 1836. p. 50, # 43.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1985,0504.95.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Flemish School XVII C. French School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from The British Museum collection.
- Van Dyck's portrait is now in the Galleria Palatina in Florence.
- "One of the best engraved portraits in the history of the art is his [Morin] Cardinal Bentivoglio; but here he translated Vandyck, whose picture is among his best. A fine impression of this print is a choice possession." (CHARLES SUMNER. THE BEST PORTRAITS IN ENGRAVING.)