Charles Bonaventure de Longueval
Medium
Engraving, with etching, on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 40.2 × 26.5 cm (15 7/8 × 10 7/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
268763
Art Historical Context
Behold the striking portrait *Charles Bonaventure de Longval* (1621), an engraving with etching by Aegidius Sadeler II a masterful Flemish printmaker from a dynasty of engravers active across Europe. Sadeler, working in the refined Mannerist tradition, captured the likeness of this noble figure with remarkable precision on ivory laid paper—a smooth, high-quality support prized for its subtle sheen and ability to hold fine ink lines. Measuring an impressive 40.2 26.5 cm, the sheet invites close inspection, revealing the artist's skill in translating portraiture into enduring print form. Engrav...
About the Artist
Aegidius Sadeler, II · 1570–1629
Aegidius Sadeler II was born in Antwerp around 1570 into the most distinguished printmaking dynasty of the sixteenth century. The Sadeler family — spanning Jan I, Raphael, and Aegidius I — dominated the European print trade from their Flemish base, and Aegidius II was trained by his uncle Jan Sadeler I, under whom he was listed as a pupil in the records of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1585. He...