Robert Nanteuil
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Robert Nanteuil (* 1623 , or according to other sources in 1618 or 1630 in Reims ; † 9. December 1678 in Paris ) was a French engraver and pastel - signatories .
Nanteuil was born in Reims, the son of a trader. He attended a Jesuit school and later switched to the Benedictines , who encouraged his artistic ambitions. He received his first orders. From around 1647 he completed his training in Paris with Philippe de Champaigne and Abraham Bosse . In 1648 he moved to Nicolas Regnesson , whose sister he married. Nanteuil developed into one of the leading engravers of his century. He succeeded in receiving large numbers of orders from the French court. In 1658 he was appointed court copper engraver by Louis XIV with an annual pension of 1000 livres .
His work includes more than 240 portraits of members of the royal court and dignitaries of the kingdom, including the king, Cardinal Mazarin , Colbert and Turenne . Among his students were Gérard Edelinck and Gérard Audran .
Web links
- Works by Robert Nanteuil at Zeno.org .
- Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia (English)
- Works by Robert Nanteuil in the Joconde database
- Works by Robert Nanteuil in the picture database of the Réunion des musées nationaux
- Robert Nanteuil Collection (Princeton University)
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| SURNAME | Nanteuil, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French engraver and pastel artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1623 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reims |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1678 |
| Place of death | Paris |