Antoine de Chaubard
1651
Medium
engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.6620
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of 17th French portraiture with Robert Nanteuil's *Antoine de Chaubard (1651), a masterful engraving now housed in the National Gallery Art's Rosenwald Collection Nanteuil, one of the era's premier engravers, captures the likeness of Antoine de Chaub—a notable figure likely from the circles of Louis XIV's early court—with remarkable precision and elegance. Created during the burgeoning Baroque period, this print exemplifies the French school's emphasis on psychological depth and aristocratic poise. Engraving, Nanteuil's chosen medium, involved incising intricate li...
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...