Anne of Austria
Medium
Engraving; fifth state of five (Petitjean & Wickert)
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (31.8 × 24.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. Lev Tsitrin, 2001
Accession Number
2001.647.1
Tags
PortraitsWomenCoat of Arms
About the Artist
Robert Nanteuil|Pierre Mignard · 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...