Rene de Longueil
Jean Frosne
1636 - 1676
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
128; 191
About this artwork
height 191 mm x width 128 mm
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...