GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
Digital Engraving Library
| Engraver | Anthony Walker (1726-1765) |
| Date | 1805 |
| Technique | Etching |
| Category | Portraits |
| Source | A Dictionary of Painters From the Revival of the Art to the Present Period by the Rev. M.Pilkington A.M., a New Edition, With Considerable Alterations, Additions, an Appendix and an Index by Henry Fuseli R.A. - London. Printed by John Crowder, Warwick Square |
This portrait represents Charles de La Fosse (1640-1716), a key transitional figure in French painting between classical rigor and emerging Rococo sensibilities. A student of Charles Le Brun, de La Fosse later absorbed Venetian colorism, influencing decorative and ceiling painting in France. The engraving underscores his role in stylistic transformation.
