Portret van Louis Hesselin
Robert Nanteuil
1650
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
149; 112
About this artwork
Portret van de staatsadviseur Louis Hesselin, in een ovaal.
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...