Louis Berryer

Louis Berryer

Claude Mellan

1667

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From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows Louis Berryer, a man with a gentle face. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The details in this engraving are pretty fine, which is interesting because it was made a long time ago, and it tells us that the artist was very skilled. The artist used a lot of lines to create shades and textures. This was a common way to add depth to engravings back then. It's also worth noting that engravings like this one were often used to make many copies of a picture. You can learn more about this technique by looking into the work of artist: Mellan, Claude.

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