Louis XIV
Medium
Engraving; first state of three (Petitjean & Wickert)
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 17 3/8 in. (37.9 × 44.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number
20.13.23
Tags
Louis XIVPortraitsKings
About the Artist
Robert Nanteuil|Pierre Mignard · 1623–1678
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. Nanteuil stands as the outstanding French portrait engraver of the seventeenth c...