Michel Lasne

Lasne was born in Caen and was the son of a goldsmith. He was a member of the Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp for 1617–18, and probably worked under the direction of Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck. At that time he made an engraving of Rubens's now-lost Susanna and the Elders, which contains a dedication from Rubens to the Dutch humanist Anna Roemers Visscher. Lasne was in Paris by 1621, and in 1633 he became the official engraver for King Louis XIII. In France, Lasne engraved a number of portraits. There are at least 759 prints by Lasne, including 13 portraits of King Louis XIII and 10 of his wife, Anne of Austria. He made reproductive engravings after the French painters Philippe de Champaigne, Daniel Dumonstier, Simon Vouet, and Charles Le Brun; the Italian painters Paolo Veronese, Francesco Albani, and Titian; and the Spanish painter Jusepe de Ribera.

Training under Peter Paul Rubens is recorded. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is visual arts and collecting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp and Paris. Work by Michel Lasne is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Auckland Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Nationalmuseum and Groeningemuseum.

The authorities additionally record the headings Michel Asinius, Michel l' Asne, Michael Asinius, Michael Lanius and Michel Asinio. His recorded language was French.

Michel Lasne is recorded as draftsperson, printmaker, copper engraver, collector and artist.