Portret van Charles de La Fosse
Gaspard Duchange
1707
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
356; 252
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
**Portret van Charles de Fosse** is a striking 1707 engraving by Gaspard Duchange, skilled French engraver renowned for his precise reproductive prints. Measuring 356 mm high by 252 mm wide, it captures the likeness of Charles de La F (1636–1716), a prominent Baroque painter who served Louis XIV and blended influences from Rubens and Veronese his grand history paintings. Created at the height of the French ancien régime, this portrait reflects the era's fascination with immortalizing artists as cultural heroes, disseminating their images through affordable prints across Europe. Engraving, Duc...