Maximilien de Bethune, Duc de Sully

Pierre Chenu

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white portrait of a man with a bald head and white beard wearing armor with a ruffled collar, holding a book. The man is seated and facing right. His armor has a shiny breastplate and a curved shoulder piece on his left side. He wears a large white ruffled collar around his neck. The background shows a dark room with two statues, one on each side of the man. The statue on the left appears to be a woman with a child, and the statue on the right is a woman holding a sword and shield. There is a decorative border around the portrait with a leaf design at the top. Underneath the portrait, there is a block of text. The top line reads "MAXIMILIEN DE BETHUNE", the second line reads "DUC DE SULLY", and there is additional smaller text underneath.