Daniel Mordant, “Portrait of Jean Gallus”, 1885, after Antonio Moro

Daniel Mordant (aka Daniel Charles Marie Mordant) (1854–1914)

“Portrait of Jean Gallus”—a composer and court master of the Ferrara chapel choir (aka Johannes Gallus; Jean le Cocq; Jean Lecocq; Maître Jean, Mestre Jhan), (fl.c1540–1560), 1885. This etching (with engraving) is a translation of Antonio Moro’s (aka Antonis Mor) (c1517–1577) painting, “Bildnis des Jean Lecocq” (1559), now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Kassel (see https://altemeister.museum-kassel.de/33702/). The etching was printed by Lallement (aka Lallement & Cie) (fl. 1773–1788) and published in Paris in 1885 between pages 1998 and 1999 in the art periodical, “L'Art: Revue hebdomadaire illustrée”, vol. 11.

BnF offers a view of this print in its context in the publication (“L'Art”); see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1055828x/f238.item. Interestingly, this portrait is accompanied in the publication with an etching of Jean Gallus’ wife, also by Mordant; see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1055828x/f241.

Etching with engraving on fine buff coloured laid paper with wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 41.7 x 27.6 cm; (plate) 31.8 x 22.2 cm; (image borderline) 26.7 x 18.2 cm.

Inscribed in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Antonio Moro pinx./ L'Art.”; (centre) “PORTRAIT DE JEAN GALLUS/ (Musée de Cassel.)”; (right) “D. Mordant sc./ Imp. Lallement.”

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed, faultless, impression with wide margins in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasion or significant stains.

I am selling this marvellously insightful etching of Moro’s (aka Mor) painting of the composer, Jean Gallus, revealing the commanding intensity of his presence—interestingly, the frame of the painting is inscribed with the epigram by the poet, Dominicus Lampsonius (1532–1599): (transl.) “More's paintings do not lack language—they could even speak!” (see MHK inv. no. GK 35), for AU$189 (equivalent to approximately US$121.08, EUR 108.23, or GBP 91.02 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country, if any, are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$189).

If you are interested in purchasing this amazing translation of Moro’s painting into line, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.