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National Gallery of Art
Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait, Claude Mellan, 1635

Mellan, Claude, portrait

Mellan, ClaudeFrench, 1598–1688

Self-Portrait

1635 · Print

May one see it?

Not receiving at present

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 3 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

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Particulars

1635 · aged 37

15981688

Accession number: 1991.164.2

What it shows

In the catalog

French Self-portrait

Sources

National Gallery of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 3 days ago
Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access

Meanwhile, in the life of Mellan, Claude

1624–1636
Acquaintance with Poussin and Bernini
During his Roman years he became acquainted with outstanding artists: Nicolas Poussin, Pierre Mignard, Claude Lorrain, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
1624–1636 · Workplace
Rome
1636
Return to France
He returned from Italy to France and settled in Aix-en-Provence with Fabri de Peiresc.
1636–1688 · Workplace
Paris
1637
Move to Paris and a New Technique
Back in Paris, he developed a distinctive technique: instead of chiaroscuro achieved by cross-hatching, a system of parallel lines whose tone is regulated by their thickness and density. According to the Russian Wikipedia, he took up residence in the Louvre.

More by Mellan, Claude

St. Francis, Claude Mellan, 1638

St. Francis

1638 · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sudarium of Saint Veronica, with the Face of the Thorn-Crowned Savior, Claude Mellan, 1649

Sudarium of Saint Veronica, with the Face of the Thorn-Crowned Savior

1649 · Harvard Art Museums

Christ Carried to the Tomb, Claude Mellan, 1678

Christ Carried to the Tomb

1678 · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Claude Mellan

Cardinal Jules Mazarin

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Saint Francis Adoring the Christ Child, Claude Mellan, 1598-1688

Saint Francis Adoring the Christ Child

1598-1688 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Claude de Rebe, Claude Mellan

Claude de Rebe

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Anna Maria Vaiani, Claude Mellan, c. 1624-1636, published 1735-1745

Anna Maria Vaiani

c. 1624-1636, published 1735-1745 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Jean Pierre Camus, Claude Mellan, c. 1653, published 1735-1745

Jean Pierre Camus

c. 1653, published 1735-1745 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Neighbors at National Gallery of Art

Madonna and Child between Saint Michael and Saint Lawrence, Gianfrancesco Enzola

Gianfrancesco Enzola

Madonna and Child between Saint Michael and Saint Lawrence

Horse Trotting, the Feet Not Touching the Ground, Edgar Degas, 1870s

Edgar Degas

Horse Trotting, the Feet Not Touching the Ground, 1870s

Pan and Syrinx, Giovanni Bernardi, mid 16th century

Giovanni Bernardi

Pan and Syrinx, mid 16th century

Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Descent into Limbo [right panel], Andrea Vanni, 1380s

Andrea Vanni

Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Descent into Limbo [right panel], 1380s

Saint Romedius, Ulocrino, early 16th century

Ulocrino

Saint Romedius, early 16th century

Jean-Marie Fruchard, Honoré Daumier, model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1930

Honoré Daumier

Jean-Marie Fruchard, model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1930

Marine Scene, Caradosso Foppa

Attributed to Caradosso Foppa

Marine Scene

The Continence of Scipio, Giovanni Bernardi

Giovanni Bernardi

The Continence of Scipio

Self-Portrait — Mellan, Claude · ART WIKI