Gilles Blondeau

About this work

This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with curly hair and a mustache. He’s wearing a dark collar with a lace trim at the neck. The background is plain, but the face is framed by a round border with a textured pattern outside it. At the bottom, there’s a small shield with a coat of arms and some fancy scrollwork. The artist’s name and the year 1653 are written near the bottom corners. This is an example of engraving, where lines are carved into a metal plate to create the image.