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Charles-Maurice Le Tellier

1670

Robert Nanteuil

Associated Names

Robert Nanteuil

Artist, French, 1623 - 1678

The image depicts the upper body and head of a man facing slightly to the left. He has a rounded face, soft lips, a straight nose, and calm eyes under dark, curly hair. The man wears an ecclesiastical robe with a wide collar and a cross hanging from his neck. He is framed in an oval with inscribed text and an ornate coat of arms at the bottom. The background has a textured pattern.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.6539
Catalogue Raisonné

Petitjean/Wickert 1927, no. 121, State i/iv

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

Q65025134

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