Portret van Jean-Baptiste Gault
1652
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
133; 205
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Portrait of Jean-Baptiste G** *Jean Frosne, 1652, engraving, 205 × 133 mm* Step into the refined world of 17th portraiture with Jean Frosne's *Portret van Jean-Baptiste G*, a delicate engraving from 1652. Frosne, a skilled French engraver active during the Baroque era, captures the likeness of his subject—a likely contemporary figure of note—in this intimate-scale print. Created amid Europe's flourishing print culture, such works preserved prominent individuals' images for wider audiences, bridging elite portrait painting with accessible reproduction. Engraving, Frosne's chosen medium, s...
About the Artist
Jean Frosne · 1630–1700
Jean Frosne (circa 1614–after 1682) was a French engraver whose career spanned much of the 17th century, producing portraits, landscapes, and ornamental prints during the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV. Born around 1614 (originally named Jean Froonens, son of a Flemish tapestry maker from the Gobelins), Frosne emerged from humble origins to become an accomplished engraver whose works documente...