The image features a portrait of a man's upper body and head within an ornate oval border. He is depicted sitting upright, with his head slightly turned to the left. The man has facial hair, a narrow face, medium-length, dark, curly hair, and wears formal attire with a cross pendant around his neck. The oval frame has intricate patterns and flowers, all rendered in monochrome.

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Chancellor Pierre Seguier

Grégoire Huret (French, 1606 - 1670)

Medium: engraving on laid paper
Classification: Print
Dimensions: plate: 28.9 x 30.1 cm (11 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.) ; sheet: 29.3 x 30.5 cm (11 9/16 x 12 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Gift of John O'Brien, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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