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Description: | unbound volume; binding in 11/E/12 inscr. on plate b.l. "Nanteuil ad vivum"; inscr. on plate b.c. "Cum Privilegio Regis"; inscr. on plate b.r. "Ping. et Sculpebat 1662"; inscr. in oval frame "LVDOVICVS XIIII DEI GRATIA FRANCIAE ET NAVARRAE REX"; inscr. on plinth below portrait "Et tibi conspicuos vultus indulsit honores / In magnum qui Te Regem signabat Olympus, / Excelsam praestante locans in corpore mentem. / Ergo per innumeras Lodoici gloria Gentes / Narratur .Iuvenis Regium jam maximus audit / Incumbens operi Princeps; nec bella perosus, / Pacis amans Pacisque Dator, protendere fines / Desinit Imperii, notis quam viribus Orbem / Terruit Occiduum pugnans; fessisque leugmen / Magnanimo placet Heroi concedere Terris."; inscr. on page hand-written in brown ink t.c. "No. 2" and t.r. "2" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) DES 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 XIV of France succeeded to the throne as a child, taking full power in 1661 aged 23. Nanteuil was granted permission to make this portrait shortly after. This engraving is taken from the first of 10 royal portraits Nanteuil made from life over the next 15 years. Although Nanteuil published numerous engraved portraits of Louis XIV, only four appear in this volume, all from early in the King's reign. The privilege of making this portrait would have been highly significant for Nanteuil's already successful career, as indicated by its prime position, following from the frontispiece. | 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 : ORDER OF SAINT MICHEL : ORDER OF THE SAINT-ESPRIT : KING : FRANCE : HUNTER VOLUME : ROYAL : | 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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