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Louis XIV

Robert Nanteuil

1664

Medium

Engraving; second state of seven (Petitjean & Wickert)

Tags

Louis XIV Men Coat of Arms Kings

Dimensions

Sheet: 16 5/16 × 12 15/16 in. (41.5 × 32.9 cm) Plate: 15 13/16 × 12 3/8 in. (40.2 × 31.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1920

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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