Pierre Tanjé is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

French printmaker Pierre Tanjé carved intimate 18th-century portraits, many in soft black ink on laid paper. His Portrait of an Old Lady shows delicate lines around the sitter’s mouth and the loose cap tied under her chin, details that feel quietly private. These small-scale prints were affordable keepsakes sold in Paris print-shops near the Pont Notre-Dame, where window displays caught passers-by.

Look for the way Tanjé’s shading lifts the face off the page without color; tap his Portrait of an Old Lady to see the paper’s laid lines catch the light.