Male Terminal Figure; Torso with Beard and Turban on a Half-
Length Pedestal Enclosed by a Shield

Male Terminal Figure; Torso with Beard and Turban on a Half- Length Pedestal Enclosed by a Shield

Jean MignonWW-1538-487294
1538·Etching·Sheet (trimmed/oval): 9 1/8 × 5 3/8 in. (23.2 × 13.7 cm)

Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gourary Gift, 1987

Catalogue

Year
1538
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed/oval): 9 1/8 × 5 3/8 in. (23.2 × 13.7 cm)

Artist

Jean Mignon
Jean Mignon

Printmaking

Jean Mignon was a French artist in painting and printmaking in the 16th century, active from 1537 to the mid-1550s. He worked in etching, sometimes supplemented by engraving, and was one of the first group of artists in France to use etching for prints. He was part of the burst of activity in the 1540s associated with the First School of Fontainebleau.

Fontainebleau, France

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Year
1538
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed/oval): 9 1/8 × 5 3/8 in. (23.2 × 13.7 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1538-487294

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met
Status
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Artist

Jean Mignon

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Printmaking

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