Plate 21 from the suite of twenty-six portraits for Les Portraicts des Hommes Illustres françois qui sont peints dans la Galerie du Palais Cardinal de Richelieu (…)
Etching and burin engraving after a drawing by Zacharie Heince of the painting by Philippe de Champaigne
403 × 295 mm, good margins
Fine impression, minimal spotting and yellowing in the margins, small crease in the left margin, restored wormhole on the armor at torso level
Watermark: Coat of arms (close to Heawood 2115)
Provenance: R. de Perthuis (Lugt 4237)
Reference: (Le Blanc 62-88, IFF 50-76)