Pierre Armand du Cambout de Coslin, évêque d'Orléans
1655
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 9 5/16 in. (29.2 × 23.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.4294
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Art Historical Context
This engraving by Grégoire Huret, created in 1655, presents a formal portrait of Pierre Armand du Cambout de Coslin, who served as Bishop of Orléans during the reign of Louis XIV. Huret, a skilled French printmaker, specialized in capturing the likenesses of prominent ecclesiastical and court figures, using the engraving technique to translate painted originals into widely reproducible images. The medium allowed such portraits to circulate among collectors and institutions across Europe, preserving the dignity and authority of religious leaders in an era when visual representation reinforced s...
About the Artist
Grégoire Huret · 1606–1670
French draftsman and printmaker. Comment on works: Engraver & draftsman