Portret van Charles Fitzroy, hertog van Grafton
Pieter Schenk (I)
1693 - 1707
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
250; 185
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
Behold the elegant *Portret van Charles Fitzroy hertog van Graft* (Portrait of Charles Fitzroy, of Grafton), an engraving by Pieter Schenk (I), a prominent Dutch printmaker active during the late Baroque era. Created between 1693 and 1707, this intimate portrait measures 250mm by 185mm and captures the young English nobleman—son of King Charles II and a key figure in British aristocracy—in a poised, aristocratic manner typical of the period's portraiture. Schenk, renowned for his meticulous reproductive engravings, employed the intricate technique of incising fine lines into a copper plate, a...