Portret van de Franse kardinaal Arnaud d'Ossat 1644

Frans van den Wijngaerde's 1644 etching, "Portret van de Franse kardinaal Arnaud d'Ossat," is a detailed portrait of the French Cardinal Arnaud d'Ossat, a prominent figure in the Roman Catholic Church. The etching depicts the Cardinal wearing a hat and a large cassock, his facial features are rendered with realism, highlighting his age and authority. The inscription below the portrait provides the dates of his life. The etching's small scale and focus on the individual makes it an example of portraiture in 17th-century Dutch art.