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Description: | unbound volume; binding in 11/E/12 s. in plate on plinth l. "R. Nanteuil ad vivum faciebat 1658."; inscr on plinth "Ludovicus Hesselin / Regis a secretioribus Consilijs, Palatij, & Cameroe / Denariorum Magister. 1660"; inscr. within plate mark b.c. "58."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "61."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 62. [underlined]" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) Part of William Hunter's original bequest, this is one of two volumes containing 216 engraved portraits by or after Robert Nanteuil. Head of the great school of 17th century French portrait engraving, his skill and reputation were unequalled. His sitters were distinguished figures of Louis XIV's court, mainly royalty, statesmen, military and church leaders.
Celebrated for its faithfulness to Nature and the simplicity of his designs , Nanteuil's work appealed equally to art lovers and to those fascinated by the achievements of 17th century France. Hunter's volumes are a rare surviving example of a comprehensive early 18th century collection of Nanteuil's work. Louis Cachon took the name Hesselin on inheriting the fortune of a great-uncle of that name in 1620. A state councillor known for hosting splendid parties to which the whole court of Louis XIV would be invited, he was an important patron of the arts and a major collector of cabinet paintings, porcelain and small bronzes. The earliest of four portraits of Hesselin included in this volume, it is characteristic of Nanteuil's early style. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | PORTRAIT : LOUIS CAUCHON D'HESSELIN : SEIGNEUR DE CONDE : HUNTER VOLUME : STATESMAN : COAT OF ARMS : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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