1654
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Georges de Scudery is a 1654 ink by Robert Nanteuil, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with curly hair and a neatly trimmed beard. He’s wearing a dark coat with a white collar and cuffs, looking straight ahead with a serious expression. The face is framed by a round border made of curved lines, and the background is empty except for some small text at the bottom. The text below says his name is Georges de Scudery and that he was a governor at a fort. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and details, like the folds in his clothes. This is an example of engraving, a technique where artists etch lines into metal to make 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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