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Description: | unbound volume; binding in 11/E/12 s. and inscr. in plate b.r. "Nanteuil ad viuum faciebat 1660"; inscr. in oval frame "SERENISSIMVS PRINCEPS CAROLVS A LOTHARINGIA"; inscr. on page hand-written in brown ink t.c. "No.9" 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. This portrait was made when Charles V, Duke of Lorraine was 17. He was later prevented from succeeding to the dukedom due to French occupation of Lorraine. He fled to Austria and had a successful military career in the service of the Holy Roman Empire, defending Vienna against the Ottomans. | 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 : ARMOUR : ROYALTY : HUNTER VOLUME : SASH : MILITARY : NOBILITY : | 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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