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Ferdinand de Neufville
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Ferdinand de Neufville

Medium

Engraving; third state of six (Petitjean & Wickert)

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (36.2 × 26.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Orme Wilson, 1963

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Robert Nanteuil

1623–1678France

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.