Portret van Gilbert d'Aissailly
1726
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
214; 153
About this artwork
Genummerd rechtsboven: 4.
Art Historical Context
Welcome to our virtual gallery, where we spotlight *Portret van Gilbert d'Aailly*, a delicate engraving by the French artist Laurent Cars from 1726. Cars (1699–1771), master engraver active in Paris, specialized in prints that captured the elegance of contemporary portraiture. This intimate portrait, measuring just 214 mm high by 153 mm wide, depicts Gilbert d'Aissail, likely a notable figure of the era—possibly a nobleman or scholar—whose likeness was deemed worthy of preservation through print. Engraving, Cars's chosen medium, involved incising fine lines into a metal plate with a burin, cr...
About the Artist
Laurent Cars · 1699–1771
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