Portrait of Pierre de Montarsis

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Portrait of Pierre de Montarsis

Portrait of Pierre Le Tessier de Montarsy

Gérard Edelinck (French, 1640–1707)
After: Antoine Coypel (French, 1661–1722)

1692

Medium/Technique Engraving

Dimensions Sheet: 37 x 28.2 cm (14 9/16 x 11 1/8 in.)(trimmed on or slightly within the platemark)

Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund

Accession NumberP4903

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Pierre Le Tessier de Montarsy was goldsmith and jeweler to Louis XIV from 1676 to 1714.

Catalogue Raisonné Robert-Dumesnil 277, ii/iii; IFF 127; Le Blanc 270, ii/iii

Marks Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, bottom right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)

ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897