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Jean-Baptiste Colbert

1673

Robert Nanteuil

Associated Names

Robert Nanteuil

Artist, French, 1623 - 1678

The image depicts a man's upper body. He faces slightly left while looking directly at the viewer. He has a youthful face with soft features, full cheeks, and fair complexion. His hair is wavy, cascading to his shoulders. He wears a dark, buttoned garment with a wide white collar. The ornate oval frame is decorated with a laurel wreath pattern. The background is dark and there is text in a banner around the frame and at the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.6605
Catalogue Raisonné

Petitjean/Wickert 1927, no. 57, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1927

Petitjean, Charles and Ch. Wickert. Catalogue de l'oeuvre de Robert Nanteuil. Paris: Loys Delteil et Maurice Le Garrec, 1927.

Wikidata ID

Q65025269

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