MELLAN Claude (1601 - 1688) - "The Holy Face". 1649. Original burin. Ref: I.F.F XVIIème, n°21. Signed and dated in the plate. Proof on laid paper. Margins. Subject considered to be Mellan's masterpiece: burin engraving made with a single spiral cut. 42.5 x 32 cm in copper. 49.4 x 34.5 cm per sheet. Condition A (a few restored marginal tears, one of which reaches the subject).
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MELLAN Claude (1601 - 1688) - "The Holy Face". 1649. Original burin. Ref: I.F.F XVIIème, n°21. Signed and dated in the plate. Proof on laid paper. Margins. Subject considered to be Mellan's masterpiece: burin engraving made with a single spiral cut. 42.5 x 32 cm in copper. 49.4 x 34.5 cm per sheet. Condition A (a few restored marginal tears, one of which reaches the subject).