Henry II de Bourbon, Prince de Conde
1604
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1604
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Henry II de Bourbon, Prince de Conde is a 1604 ink by Léonard Gaultier, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a young man with curly hair and a high collar. He’s wearing a fancy, patterned jacket with buttons down the front. His right hand rests on a shield with a coat of arms on it. The background is plain, and the whole image is framed by a circle with text around the edges. The text around the portrait is in French and looks like a poem. The name "Henry de Bourbon" is written along the top and sides, suggesting this is a nobleman. The coat of arms on the shield hints at his family’s status. If you like this style, check out engraving to see how artists like Gaultier created detailed images with just lines.
Léonard Gaultier, or, as he sometimes signed himself, Galter, a French engraver, was born at Mainz about 1561, and died in Paris in 1641.
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