Francois Molé
Robert Nanteuil
1649
Medium
Engraving in black on paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.6 × 22.2 cm (12 1/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Plate: 31.1 × 22.3 cm (12 1/4 × 8 13/16 in.); Sheet: 31.2 × 22.5 cm (12 5/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
41727
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...