Portret van Marie de Bragelogne
Robert Nanteuil
1656
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
350; 269
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 350 mm x breedte 269 mm
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...