Name: Antique Master Print-MICHEL-LE-TELLIER-CHANCELLOR-OF-FRANCE-Nanteuil-1659
SKU: PICTURA-12782
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Antique Master Print-MICHEL-LE-TELLIER-CHANCELLOR-OF-FRANCE-Nanteuil-1659

€210.00

‘LOWER LEFT: “NANTEUIL AD VIVUM DEL.” LOWER RIGHT: “ET SCULPEBAT 20. JUNIJ AN. 1659.”‘

– Fine oval engraved portrait of Michel Le Tellier shown half-length, facing slightly toward the viewer. He wears the formal dress and collar typical of mid-seventeenth-century French statesmen. The portrait is surrounded by an elaborate oval wreath-like frame and rests above a pedestal decorated with an ornate coat of arms. Michel Le Tellier (1603–1685) served as Chancellor of France and was an influential statesman under King Louis XIV. He played a key role in the administrative and legal reforms of the French monarchy.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 26 x 33 cm (10.24 x 12.99 inch). Image size: 22 x 27 cm. (8.66 x 10.63 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, soiling and creases. Trimmed, as common. Remains of paper tape on rear from previous attachment. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

MICHEL LE TELLIER PORTRAIT, ROBERT NANTEUIL ENGRAVING, CHANCELLOR OF FRANCE PORTRAIT, 17TH CENTURY FRENCH STATESMAN ENGRAVING, ANTIQUE FRENCH PORTRAIT | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: Petitjean & Wickert 111.

Biography engraver: Robert Nanteuil (1623-1678) was a celebrated French portrait engraver and draughtsman, active in Paris. He was known for his finely detailed and lifelike engravings, particularly of French nobility and clergy. Appointed official portrait engraver to Louis XIV in 1657.