Artist: Robert Nanteuil (1623 – 1678) was a French portrait artist: engraver, draughtsman, and pastellist to the court of Louis XIV.
Engraver: Robert Nanteuil, (1623-1678).
Title: Portrait of Philibert-Emmanuel de Beaumanoir Lavardin, [Bishop of Le Mans],
Signed and Dated: R. Nenteuil ad vivum faciebat 1660. Inscription in Iron gall ink l.l. Philibert Emmanuel de Beaumanoir de Lavirdin, Eveque du Mans [Bishop of Le Mans]; l.r. Robert-Dumesnil. P-G., IV. . No. 35.65. In pencil l.c. 1st state.
Dimensions: 14 3/8" x 19 5/8".
Date: 1660.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper. Watermark: the Jesuit symbol IHS.
Mat and Frame: matted.
Condition: old hinges and glue residue verso. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Robert-Dumesnil. Le peintre-graveur français. Vol. 4. Paris, 1839. p. 65-66, #35, I. Ch. Petitjean & Ch. Wickert. Catalogue de l'Oeuvre Grave de Robert Nanteuil. Paris, 1925. p. 220-222, #101, I.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum. 1874,0711.2041.
Note: Coat of arms l.c.