Nicolas Boileau met een sater 1718
bernardpicart
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pen drawing
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mechanical pen drawing
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pen illustration
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pen sketch
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old engraving style
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ink line art
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linework heavy
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pen-ink sketch
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pen work
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doodle art
This etching, "Nicolas Boileau met een sater," by Bernard Picart, depicts the French poet Nicolas Boileau being presented with a satyr. This is a Baroque-style etching that is full of ornamentation, and it features a central vignette with a frame filled with ornate, whimsical details. The etching is small in size but full of details, and it was likely created to be part of a series of portraits of notable figures of the time. The piece is currently housed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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