Anne d Autriche P.L.G. de Dieu Reine de France et de Navarre
Robert Nanteuil
1660
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
247; 322
About this artwork
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About the Artist
Robert Nanteuil · 1623–1678
Robert Nanteuil (1623-1678) was a French portrait engraver, draughtsman, and pastellist who became the preeminent portraitist to the court of Louis XIV. His technical mastery and royal patronage fundamentally transformed the status of engraving in France, elevating it from a mechanical craft to a recognized fine art. Nanteuil stands as the outstanding French portrait engraver of the seventeenth c...