Henri II d'Orléans, Duc de Longueville
Medium
engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.6532
Art Historical Context
Behold the striking portrait engraving *Henri II d'Orléans, de Longueville*1655), a masterful collaboration between engraver Robert Nanteuil painter Philippe de Champa. Nanteuil, one of 17th-century France's premier portrait engravers, translated Champaigne's original painting into intricate lines, capturing the duke's noble bearing with remarkable fidelity. Housed in the National Gallery Art's Rosenwald CollectionDepartment CG-E), this print exemplifies the Baroque era's emphasis on realism and grandeur. Henri II d'Orléans, a prominent French aristocrat and military leader, navigated the tur...