Portrait of Arthur, 3rd Duke of Bretagne (1393-1458)

Engraved oval portrait of a man in plate armor and a fur-trimmed black hat, shown bust-length beneath a crown and draped curtain. A helmet, spear, baton and a fierce animal head sit at the lower edge, with an inscription naming Arthur de Bretagne.

Artist

Nicolas Pitau II

Date

1710-1720

Medium

Engraving on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2437 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum