Jean-Charles Parent
n.d.
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Plate: 37.7 × 29.2 cm (14 7/8 × 11 1/2 in.); Sheet: 42.9 × 33.6 cm (16 15/16 × 13 1/4 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
50231
Art Historical Context
Gérard Edelinck's *Jean-Charles Parent* a striking portrait engraving that captures the essence of 17th-century French artistry. Though undated, it reflects the work of Edelinck (1640–1707), a Flemish-born master engraver who became a pillar of Louis XIV's royal workshop. Renowned for his reproductive prints after paintings by artists like Rubens and Van Dyck, Edelinck elevated portraiture through his exceptional control of line, bringing sitters to life with psychological depth and elegance. Crafted on paper via the intaglio process—incising designs into a metal plate, inking the grooves, an...