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The Four Evangelists

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The Four Evangelists

Robert Nanteuil | Eustache Le Sueur

ca. 1653

Medium

Engraving; third state of five (Petitjean & Wickert)

Tags

Lions Angels Birds Men Writing

Dimensions

Sheet: 6 3/8 × 4 in. (16.2 × 10.1 cm) Plate: 5 9/16 × 7 5/16 in. (14.2 × 18.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Robert Nanteuil

1623–1678 • France

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.

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