Francois de la Mothe Le Vayer

1661

Robert Nanteuil

Associated Names
Robert Nanteuil

Artist, French, 1623 - 1678

The image is an engraving depicting an upper body portrait of a man. He is facing forward with his upper body slightly turned to his left. The man has a long narrow face with a prominent nose, deep-set eyes, thin lips, and shoulder-length, wavy hair. He is wearing a high-collared shirt with decorative frilled edging and a buttoned garment with large, puffed sleeves. The portrait is within an oval frame on a wall, with a plinth below it that bears an inscription: 'FRANCISCVS. MOTHAEVS VAYERIVS REGI A CONSILIS FRATRIQVE EIVS VNICO A STVDIIS. 1661'.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6446

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Petitjean/Wickert 1927, no. 124, 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

Q65024971

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