Unknown gentleman, given the name of François III de Pisseleu, Bishop of Amiens, then Abbey of Saint-Cormeille and de la Roë (about 1510-1564)
François Clouet
(French, 1510–1572)
François Clouet
(French, 1510–1572)
about 1555
Medium/TechniqueBlack, red, and yellow chalk on cream antique laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 30.3 x 20.9 cm (11 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line1939 Purchase Fund and Otis Norcross Fund
Accession number46.349
On View
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Collections
ProvenanceWilliam Ponsonby, 2nd Count of Bessborough (died 1793); Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Count of Bessborough (1758-1844) (attributed to Holbein); Edward M. Hodgkins, London; Charle Wickert, Paris (died 1918); George Jay Gould (1864-1923); Mr. Philip Hofer, Cambridge, MA (1898-1984); acquired April 11, 1946 by the Purchase Fund and Otis Norcross Fund, MFA.
François Clouet
about 1557
François Clouet
about 1561
Etienne Dumonstier
Unidentified artist, French, 16th century
16th century
Unidentified artist, Netherlandish (?), 17th century
17th century
Unidentified artist, French, 16th century
