MELLAN Claude (1601 - 1688) - "The Holy Face". 1649. Original burin. Signed and dated in the plate. Proof on laid paper (watermark difficult to read). Reference: I.F.F XVIIth, n°21. Margins. Subject considered as the masterpiece of Mellan: burin engraving realized by a unique spiral cut. 53,5 x 41,2 cm. Condition B (three short marginal tears, a small lack in the right margin, stains and rare freckles on the reverse and in the margins, paper very slightly scaled on the nose).