Jules Hardouin Mansart
1704
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Plate: 50.8 × 37.5 cm (20 × 14 13/16 in.); Sheet: 56.5 × 44 cm (22 1/4 × 17 3/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
43966
Art Historical Context
This striking 1704 etching by Gérard Edelinck portrays Jules Hardouin Mansart France's preeminent architect during the reign of Louis XIV. Titled simply *Jules Hardouinart*, the portrait captures the designer of Versailles' grand expansions, including the Hall of Mirrors and the Orangery, in a dignified pose that reflects the opulence of the Sun King's era. Measuring about 20 by 15 inches on the plate, this work exemplifies the French Baroque's emphasis on grandeur and precision, now housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings department. Edelinck, a Flemish-born master engra...