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Jean-Frederic, Duc de Brunswick-Lunebourg (Hanover)

1674

Robert Nanteuil after Jean Michelin

Associated Names

Robert Nanteuil

Artist, French, 1623 - 1678

Jean Michelin

Artist After, French, 1613 - 1696

The image shows an upper-torso portrait of a man positioned facing forward. He has a round face with prominent, heavy-lidded eyes, a straight nose, and full lips. His hair is long, thick, and curly, cascading down past his shoulders. He is wearing an ornate garment with a decorative shoulder cover that features a large, detailed face embellishment. Around him is an oval frame containing text. The background behind the man is plain.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.6624
Catalogue Raisonné

Petitjean/Wickert 1927, no. 40, 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

Q65025444

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