Louis XIV

Prints and Drawings

1663

Robert Nanteuil
French, 1623-1678

This portrait was one of several prints of Louis XIV that Nanteuil engraved based on a pastel that he composed from life. Nanteuil frequently brought friends to entertain his models as they sat, giving his portraits a relaxed, natural look, but Louis XIV was a reputedly difficult subject who detested sitting for extended periods. Nonetheless, Nanteuil would engrave 12 portraits of the king, and draw him in person on more than one occasion. As his career progressed, Nanteuil’s prints grew more painterly in quality, with subtler chiaroscuro effects, evident here in the carefully hatched shadows behind Louis XIV.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Robert Nanteuil
Title: Louis XIV
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1663
Medium: Engraving on paper
Dimensions: Plate: 40.5 × 33.4 cm (16 × 13 3/16 in.); Sheet: 51.5 × 40.1 cm (20 5/16 × 15 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. J. J. Glessner and the Avery Fund
Reference Number: 1923.1655
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