Charles Duc Regnant de Brunswick

Created as an etching, the work relies on incised lines on a copper plate, allowing fine detail in the clothing, medal, and foliage. The contrast between the dark figure and the lighter, intricate forest background reflects the late Baroque tendency toward dramatic chiaroscuro, while the precise rendering of textures demonstrates the artist's skill in printmaking.

Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy, a French engraver active in the mid‑1700s, produced this portrait shortly after the duke’s prominence in European courts. The print was likely issued for circulation among aristocratic patrons and collectors. Surviving copies are held in several museum collections, documenting its distribution as a commemorative image of the Brunswick ducal line.