Pierre Mignard, Premier Peintre du Roy
ArtistAfter
Pierre Mignard I
(French, born Troyes, France 1612-died Paris, France 1695)
Engraver
Gérard Edelinck
(Flemish, born Antwerp, Belgium 1640-died Paris, France 1707)
Datelate 17th century
Mediumline engraving
Dimensions
frame: 22 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (57.2 × 47.0 cm)
sight: 9 7/8 × 7 3/8 in. (25.1 × 18.7 cm)
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineGift of Dr. Earle W. Newton
Object number2001.1.1014
DescriptionPortrait of man wearing horizontally striped coat, satin shirt, and long curly wig, coat of arms centered below portrait
Bottom left: “Seipse Pright: “Edelinck Sculp. C.P.R.”
Bottom center: “Pierre Mignard, Premier Peintre du Roy”
Pierre Mignard was a promient French Baroque painter. in 1690, he became First Painter to King Louis XIV and Director of the French Academy. He also helped decorate rooms at the palace of Versailles.
The engraver Gerard Edelinck was born in Antwerp and trained in Paris under de Poilly. He was especially noted for his portrait engravings. He was appointed a teacher at the academy established at the Gobelins for the training of workers in tapestry. in 1677 he became a member of the Paris Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
Bottom left: “Seipse Pright: “Edelinck Sculp. C.P.R.”
Bottom center: “Pierre Mignard, Premier Peintre du Roy”
Pierre Mignard was a promient French Baroque painter. in 1690, he became First Painter to King Louis XIV and Director of the French Academy. He also helped decorate rooms at the palace of Versailles.
The engraver Gerard Edelinck was born in Antwerp and trained in Paris under de Poilly. He was especially noted for his portrait engravings. He was appointed a teacher at the academy established at the Gobelins for the training of workers in tapestry. in 1677 he became a member of the Paris Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
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