Portret van koningin Nantilde
in or after 1818 - in or before 1842
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
179; 276
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228a
Art Historical Context
Welcome to our virtual gallery, where we encounter *Portret van koningin Nantilde*, a delicate lithograph created by the anonymous artist associated with veuve Delpech (Naudet) sometime between 1818 and 1842. Measuring a modest 276 × 179 mm, this intimate portrait captures the likeness of Queen Nantilde, a figure from early medieval Frankish history, likely evoking the elegance of royal portraiture through finely rendered features and attire. Lithography, the medium here, marked a revolutionary 19th-century technique invented just two decades earlier, allowing artists to produce detailed, ton...