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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Dominique de Ligny

1661

Robert Nanteuil

Associated Names

Robert Nanteuil

Artist, French, 1623 - 1678

The image shows a man with medium-length, wavy hair, wearing clerical attire. He is positioned slightly to the side but facing forward in an ornate oval frame with the inscription "DE LIGNY MELDENSIUM" around it. Below the portrait is a coat of arms with various symbols, set against a background of finely etched lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.6535
Catalogue Raisonné

Petitjean/Wickert 1927, no. 126, State only

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

Q65025128

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