1655
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Frederic-Maurice, Duc de Bouillon is a 1655 ink by Robert Nanteuil, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with dark hair and a mustache. He’s wearing a fancy collar and a chain with a small emblem. The background is a dark oval shape with lines radiating outward, and there’s a banner at the bottom with French writing. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, especially on the man’s face and clothes. This kind of detailed linework is called *cross-hatching*. Look up engraving to see how artists like this made prints.
Robert Nanteuil (French pronunciation: ; 1623 – 9 December 1678) was a French portrait artist: engraver, draughtsman and pastellist to the court of Louis XIV.
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