Portret van Charles-Maurice Le Tellier
Robert Nanteuil
1663
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
326; 254
About this artwork
opschrift, verso midden, handgeschreven: ‘P. mariette 1672’
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...