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Louis XIV

Robert Nanteuil | Pierre Mignard

1661

Medium

Engraving; first state of three (Petitjean & Wickert)

Tags

Louis XIV Portraits Kings

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 15/16 × 17 3/8 in. (37.9 × 44.2 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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