Pierre Gassendi. Artist: Claude Mellan (French, Abbeville 1598-1688 Paris). Dimensions: sheet: 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (21.4 x 13.9 cm). Sitter: Portrait of Pierre Gassendi (1592-1655 Paris). Date: ca. 1637 or 1638. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New