Éguiner-François Baron Portrait Engraving 1601 Kerlouan Brittany Humanist

Description

This Éguiner-François Baron portrait engraving dates from 1601 and depicts the French Renaissance jurist and humanist born in Kerlouan in Finistère, Brittany.

Also known as Eguinaire Baron and by the Latin name Eguinarius Baro, he lived from approximately 1495 to 1550. He taught law at Angers, Poitiers and Bourges and belongs to the history of French Renaissance legal humanism.

The miniature portrait shows Baron in profile facing left, wearing a distinctive cap and a high-collared garment. Fine hatching describes his facial features, long beard and clothing within a remarkably small image.

The print bears the number 84 in the upper left corner and the inscription “Eguinaire Baron” beneath the portrait. It relates to the composition Pourtraictz de plusieurs hommes illustres qui ont flory en France depuis l’an 1500 jusques à présent, known as the “Chronologie collée”, published in 1601.

The engraving has been trimmed around its border and pasted onto a larger stiff paper mount. Pencil annotations on the mount include “Jurisconsulte” and “Baron”.

Details:
– Sitter: Éguiner-François Baron, also known as Eguinaire Baron.
– Sitter’s birthplace: Kerlouan, Finistère, Brittany, France.
– Date: 1601.
– Print dimensions: 4.4 × 2.6 cm.
– Mount dimensions: 25.7 × 18 cm.
– Presentation: engraving pasted onto stiff paper.

An appealing historical portrait for collectors interested in Brittany, Renaissance humanists, legal history and miniature antique prints.