Chancellor Pierre Seguier
1601 to 1650
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 28.9 x 30.1 cm (11 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.) sheet: 29.3 x 30.5 cm (11 9/16 x 12 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of John O'Brien, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.202.1
Art Historical Context
This engraving by Grégoire Huret captures Chancellor Pierre Séguier, a prominent French statesman who served under Kings Louis XIII and XIV during the first half of the seventeenth century. Huret, a skilled French printmaker active in Paris, specialized in portrait engravings that helped spread the likenesses of notable figures across Europe. The work dates from 1601 to 1650, a period when such images played a vital role in shaping public perceptions of authority and power. Engraving on laid paper was a favored medium for official portraits because it allowed artists to achieve remarkable pre...
About the Artist
Grégoire Huret · 1606–1670
French draftsman and printmaker. Comment on works: Engraver & draftsman