1651
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Philibert-Emmanuel de Beaumanoir Lavardin is a 1651 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 serious expression. He wears a ruffled collar and a dark coat, looking straight ahead. The background is plain, but the edges of the oval frame are filled with tight, crisscrossed lines. The tiny building drawn at the bottom left looks like a coat of arms or family crest. This kind of detail was often added to portraits of important people. Next, check out engraving to see how artists create detailed images using only lines.
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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