Portrait of Michel Le Tellier, Minister of State
1653
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image, including stray marks: 31.9 × 24.7 cm (12 9/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Plate: 32.1 × 25.1 cm (12 11/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Sheet: 33.4 × 26.5 cm (13 3/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
71854
About the Artist
Robert Nanteuil · 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...