1657
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pompone II de Bellievre 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 wrapped in a thick fur collar. His hair is long and curly, and he has a short beard and mustache. The background is a plain oval shape with some faded text around the edges. The fur looks soft and detailed, almost like real fur. There’s also a small coat of arms at the bottom, which might mean this person was important. This is an *engraving*, which means the artist carved lines into metal to make the print.
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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