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Le chancelier Pierre Séguier

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Le chancelier Pierre Séguier

Robert Nanteuil | Charles Le Brun

ca. 1656

Medium

Engraving; second state of two (Petitjean & Wickert)

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Dimensions

Sheet: 17 15/16 × 23 9/16 in. (45.5 × 59.8 cm) trimmed

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mr. Lev Tsitrin, 2001

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Robert Nanteuil

1623–1678 • France

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.

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