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Peter Breughel the Elder

early–mid-1700s

Michel Odieuvre

(French, 1687–1756)
Culture
France, 18th century
Medium
engraving
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1955.651
Catalogue raisonné
Singer II.81.10268
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Not on view
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A vertically oriented engraving depicts a man with light skin tone and a long, thick beard. Facing slightly right, his features are defined by fine hatched lines. He wears a dark jacket and a white ruffled collar. The portrait is set in an octagonal frame above a decorative scroll containing French text. Shadowed lines fill the background, while highlights glint on his forehead and nose, emerging from the dark, textured layers of the composition.

Peter Breughel the Elder

early–mid-1700s

Michel Odieuvre

(French, 1687–1756)
France, 18th century

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