Nicholas Potier de Novion

1657

Robert Nanteuil

Associated Names
Robert Nanteuil

Artist, French, 1623 - 1678

The image is a portrait depicting a person's head and upper chest. The person is shown in a three-quarter view facing slightly to the left and looking directly at the viewer. They have a mustache, a goatee, and long wavy hair falling to the shoulders. The person is wearing a cloak or robe with an ornate medallion hanging from the neckpiece resembling an eight-pointed star or cross. The background shows an intricately detailed, octagonal frame with floral or leaf patterns. The portrait is mounted above a decorative ledge with a coat of arms featuring a shield and botanical motifs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6573

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Petitjean/Wickert 1927, no. 186, State i/iii


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

Q65025194

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