1657
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Nicholas Potier de Novion is a 1657 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 mustache. He’s wearing a fur collar and a dark robe, looking slightly to the side with a calm expression. The background is plain, but the edges of the frame are decorated with swirls and a crest at the bottom. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, especially on the fur and hair. This is called cross-hatching—lots of crisscrossed lines to build up dark and light. Next, check out how engraving works to see how artists like this made detailed 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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