Louis XIV

1664

Robert Nanteuil

Associated Names
Robert Nanteuil

Artist, French, 1623 - 1678

The image features a person in a portrait from the waist up within an oval frame. The person is turned slightly to the right, facing forward with a solemn expression. They have a long, narrow face, a pointed nose, and slightly downturned lips. The person's long, curly hair falls past their shoulders. They are wearing period clothing with a high collar and lace detailing, and have a piece of armor over their shoulder. The individual is holding an embroidered fabric. The portrait is surrounded by a decorative border with engraved text and an emblem with crowned insignia below. The background has finely etched lines for depth and texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40.5 x 31.7 cm (15 15/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 41.5 x 32.6 cm (16 5/16 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6524

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Petitjean/Wickert 1927, no. 136, State ii/vii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, circulated by the American Federation of Arts to 11 venues (California Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA; Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Museum of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Grand Rapids Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI; The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY; Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA; Museum of Art at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO; Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; Watkins Institute, Nashville, TN; and Memphis Academy of Art, Memphis, TN), 1950-1952, no cat.

1960

  • Graphic Masterpieces of 500 Years from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Louisiana State University Library, Baton Rouge, 1960, no. 28.

1966

  • Masters of Etching and Engraving from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, 1966, no. 78, repro.

Bibliography

1927

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

Wikidata ID

Q65025109

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