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Henri Toutin|P. Landré
ca. 1630
Medium
Metal, enamel
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification
Horology
Culture
Flemish, Brussels
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.190.1437
Tags
Bow and ArrowMenWomen
About the Artist
Henri Toutin|P. Landré · 1614–1683
Henri Toutin (1614–c. 1683) was a pioneering French enamel painter who revolutionized the art of portrait miniatures by adapting enamel painting—previously used exclusively for decorative purposes—to portraiture. Born into an artistic family in Paris, Toutin was the son of Jean Toutin (1578–1644), a goldsmith and enameler credited with inventing the technique of painting enamel on gold. Henri cont...