Description Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 26 x 33 cm (10.24 x 12.99 inch). Image size: 22 x 27 cm. (8.66 x 10.63 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, soiling and creases. Trimmed, as common. Remains of paper tape on rear from previous attachment. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. CARDINAL JULES MAZARIN PORTRAIT ENGRAVING, ROBERT NANTEUIL ENGRAVING MAZARIN, PIERRE MIGNARD MAZARIN PORTRAIT, FRENCH CARDINAL PORTRAIT PRINT, 17TH CENTURY FRENCH STATESMAN ENGRAVING | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS BACKGROUND INFORMATION Source: unknown, to be determined. State: State I/III. Reference: Petitjean & Wickert 167. Biography engraver: Robert Nanteuil (1623-1678) was a celebrated French portrait engraver and draughtsman, active in Paris. He was known for his finely detailed and lifelike engravings, particularly of French nobility and clergy. Appointed official portrait engraver to Louis XIV in 1657. Biography artist: Pierre Mignard (1612-1695) was an important French Baroque painter and portraitist. A rival of Charles Le Brun, he became a leading court painter and eventually First Painter to King Louis XIV. His portraits of members of the French aristocracy and court were widely admired and frequently reproduced in engravings.
