1651
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pierre Dupuy 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 high collar. His face is framed by a round border made of lines and dots. The background is plain, but his clothes have some texture around the neck. The name below reads *Petrus Puteanus*, but the title is *Pierre Dupuy*—this was a common practice for portraits of scholars. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and depth. Want to see how this kind of detailed linework is made? Look up engraving.
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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