Item 144: Line Engraving of French School Andomarus Talaeus by Jean Morin (2 engravings), no date

Item — Box: 21, Folder: 144

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Line Engraving of French School Andomarus Talaeus by Jean Morin (2 engravings), no date

Dates

Created: no date

Creator

Morin, Jean, c.1595 or 1605 – 1650 (Person)

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Engraving

Condition Note:

Okay. The note is torn into two pieces.

Measurements:

15 ¾ in. x 13 ¾ in.

Description:

This is an engraving of two women with a third note that says “Line Engraving French School Andomarus Talaeus by Morin.” The two engravings of the women are produced in black and white and offer fine detail to the clothing and facial features of each woman. One woman is standing reading a book and the other faces her direction, also standing. Both women are finely dressed, possibly inferring a higher rank and their dress alludes to the Victorian or Elizabethan ages for the style of sleeve and skirt. While it is unclear if these two engravings belong with this note or if this note should be separated, there is evidence to support that the note was originally referencing a print by Jean Morin of Andomarus Talaeus in the French school style. This print was called the “Portrait of Omer Talon,” his other name, and can be seen digitized on the Fitzwilliam Museum’s webpage. Morin was most widely known for his portrait work. Jean Morin was born around 1595 or 1605 in Paris and was a baroque painter, printmaker, painter, etcher, engraver and publisher. He is most known for being a printmaker who combined engraving and etching on the same plate. His graphic work contains 118 plates. He died around 1650 in Paris.