Isaac-Jacques de Verthamon
1651 to 1700
Medium
engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1974.116.69
Art Historical Context
**Isaac-Jacques de VerthamonThis elegant engraving, titled *Isaac-Jacques de Verthamon was crafted by the acclaimed French engraver Pierre-Im Drevet after an original portrait by François de Troy. Dated between 1651 and1700, it likely depicts the sitter during the lavish era of Louis XIV's France, a time when portraiture celebrated the aristocracy and rising bourgeoisie. De Troy, a master of refined, expressive portraits bridging Baroque grandeur and emerging Rococo lightness, provided the painted source that Drevet meticulously translated into print. Engraving as a medium was revolutionary i...