Description Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 18.6 x 24.5 cm (7.32 x 9.65 inch). Image size: 15 x 19 cm. (5.91 x 7.48 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, soiling and creases. Remains of paper tape on rear from previous attachment. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. FRANÇOIS MANSART PORTRAIT, GÉRARD EDELINCK ENGRAVING, FRENCH ARCHITECT PORTRAIT, BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE FIGURE, ANTIQUE ARCHITECTURAL PORTRAIT | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS BACKGROUND INFORMATION Source: unknown, to be determined. Biography engraver: Gerard Edelinck (1640-1707) was a Flemish-born engraver active in Paris and one of the most accomplished portrait engravers of the late 17th century. He worked for the French court and became engraver to Louis XIV, producing highly refined portraits after leading painters of his time. Biography artist: Louis de Namur (1629–1693) was a French portrait painter active in the seventeenth century. His painted portraits served as models for engravers who reproduced the likenesses of notable figures of the period.
