Engraving and etching : a handbook for the use of students and print collectors (1907)
Lippmann, Friedrich, 1839-1903, Lehrs, Max, 1855-1938, Hardie, Martin, 1875-1952 · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 225
gan by imitating Mellans broad style, butsoon forsook it to become an avowed follower of theRubens School. On this basis he built up his individualstyle, which is remarkable for its harmony, softness, andbrilliance of effect. Against a simply treated backgroundin an equally simple border his heads… … Fig. 95. Robert Nanteuil: Portrait of Nicolas Foucquct (details prominence to the head, on which the engraver concentrateshis entire skill. Nanteuil is a master in his treatment andhis modelling of flesh, which he expressed by a system ofdelicate lines running off to a sharp point. In most cases…
Engraving -- History · Etching -- History
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