Name: Antique Master Print-NICOLAS-LE-FEVRE-LEBURE-ALCHEMIST-CHEMIST-Edelinck-c.1690
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Antique Master Print-NICOLAS-LE-FEVRE-LEBURE-ALCHEMIST-CHEMIST-Edelinck-c.1690

€195.00

‘BELOW IMAGE: “NICOLAS LE FEVRE”. LOWER RIGHT: “EDELINCK SCULP. C.P.R.”‘

– Refined oval portrait of Nicolas le Fevre (1615-1669), also known as Nicasius le Febure, a French-born chemist, alchemist, and apothecary who worked in England. He is shown half-length, facing slightly left, wearing a buttoned doublet and white collar. The portrait is set within a double oval frame with a small cartouche beneath. The engraving is executed with great precision and tonal subtlety, characteristic of Gerard Edelinck’s work, capturing both the intellectual presence and status of the sitter, who served as chemist to Charles II and was associated with early scientific circles including the Royal Society.

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Description

Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 18.1 x 24.8 cm (7.13 x 9.76 inch). Image size: 16 x 20 cm. (6.3 x 7.87 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, soiling, and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

NICOLAS LE FEVRE ENGRAVING, NICASIUS LE FEBURE PORTRAIT, EDELINCK ENGRAVING, CHEMIST PORTRAIT 17TH CENTURY, ROYAL SOCIETY FIGURE | PCO-E31-48

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

French engraving, c. 1690.

Biography engraver: Gerard Edelinck (1640-1707) was a Flemish-born engraver active in Paris and one of the most accomplished portrait engravers of the late 17th century. He worked for the French court and became engraver to Louis XIV, producing highly refined portraits after leading painters of his time.