Michel Particelli d'Emery

Michel Particelli d'Émery, (6 June 1596 in Lyon – 25 May 1650 in Paris), was the son of a banker in Lyon, France, originally from an Italian family of Lucca, Italy, who was the counsellor of Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu. A portrait of him was changed by Théophile-Abraham Hamel in order to give a face to Samuel de Champlain.

Michel Particelli d'Émery
Michel Particelli d'Émery by Balthasar Moncornet
Born6 June 1596
Died25 May 1650(1650-05-25) (aged 54)
OccupationContrôleur général des finances

Champlain's new face

According to Archive's Canada site, Michel Particelli d'Émery's face was used to represent Champlain for more than a century, and is still used by many historians to represent Champlain.[1]

References

  1. "Samuel de Champlain Portal - the Champlain Portal". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-01-14.


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