Description Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 26 x 32 cm (10.24 x 12.6 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. FRANÇOIS MALLIER DU HOUSSAY PORTRAIT, ROBERT NANTEUIL ENGRAVING, FRENCH ARCHBISHOP PORTRAIT ENGRAVING, 17TH CENTURY FRENCH CLERGY PORTRAIT PRINT, NANTEUIL PORTRAIT ENGRAVING | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS BACKGROUND INFORMATION Source: unknown, to be determined. State: State II/III. Reference: Petitjean & Wickert 148. 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: Velut was a French painter active in the seventeenth century.
