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Engraving and etching; a handbook for the use of students and print collectors (1906)

Lippmann, Friedrich, 1839-1903, Lehrs, Max, 1855-1938, Hardie, Martin, 1875-1952 · London, H. Grevel · leaf 226

An illustration from Engraving and etching; a handbook for the use of students and print collectors, 1906, leaf 226 — egan 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 Foucquet (detail). 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 otdelicate lines running off to a sharp point. In most cases…

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