Francois Guenault

1664

Robert Nanteuil

Associated Names
Robert Nanteuil

Artist, French, 1623 - 1678

The image is a portrait showing the upper half of a person's body. The person is positioned facing slightly to the left, with their head turned towards the viewer. The subject appears middle-aged with a pronounced nose and friendly expression. They have long, curly hair reaching the shoulders. The individual is dressed in period attire with a white collar and a dark, textured garment. There are no visible accessories. The background is minimal and neutral, forming an oval frame around the bust, with inscriptions along the border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1941.7.25

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Petitjean/Wickert 1927, no. 83, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1964

  • Old Master Prints from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, organized by the Smithsonian Travelling Exhibitions Service, toured to Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, TN; University of Utah, Salt Lake City; Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA; University of Southern California, Los Angeles; University of Kansas Museum of Art, Lawrence; Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH; Dullin Gallery of Art, Knoxville, TN; Atlanta Art Association, GA; York Junior College Gallery, York, PA; Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Hill School, Pottstown, PA; Milwaukee Art Center, WI; and Western Washington State College. Bellingham, WA, 1964-1966, no. 38.

Bibliography

1927

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

Wikidata ID

Q64961356

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