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Henri Toutin
1641
Medium
gold (metal)
Dimensions
6.3; 7.9; 1.8
About this artwork
signatuur, bij het scharnier van de deksel: ‘[He]nry Toutin’
About the Artist
Henri Toutin · 1614–1683
Henri Toutin (1614–c. 1683) was a pioneering French enamel painter who revolutionized the art of portrait miniatures by adapting enamel painting—previously used exclusively for decorative purposes—to portraiture. Born into an artistic family in Paris, Toutin was the son of Jean Toutin (1578–1644), a goldsmith and enameler credited with inventing the technique of painting enamel on gold. Henri cont...