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H Beard Print Collection

N. L'armessin

1550

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Renaissance Portrait

Dominant colour

H Beard Print Collection is a 1550 by N. L'armessin, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: N. L'armessin
When & what style?: 1550
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a print from the 16th century or later. It shows a person’s head and chest, plus notes about them. The work lives at the Victoria and Albert Museum. It includes printed text about Philippe de Mons on the same page. That extra detail makes it feel like a mini biography. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.

The story of this work

Overview

A printed portrait from the *H Beard Print Collection* by Nicolas de L’Armessin depicts Philippe de Mons in a head and torso view, accompanied by printed notes, and appears on page 299 of the *Académie des Sciences et des Arts*.

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About the artist

Artist

N. L'armessin

A French printmaker active in the late 1600s, N. L’armessin made detailed engravings of everyday objects and costumes. One of his prints shows a set of tools arranged neatly on a workbench. Another captures a woman at…

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