Portret van Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon
in or after 1818 - in or before 1842
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
179; 275
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 275 mm x breedte 179 mm
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Portret van Louis des Bal de Berton de Crillon*, a striking lithographic portrait capturing the likeness of the legendary 16th-century French noble and soldier, known as "Le Brave Crillon Produced anonymously but printed by the widow Delpech (Naudet) 1818 and 1842, this modest yet evocative sheet measures 275 mm high by 179 mm wide. Crillon (1541–1615) earned fame for his valor under King Henri IV, embodying chivalric ideals that resonated long after his death. Lithography, the medium here, revolutionized printmaking in the early 19th century. Invented just two decades earlier, it...