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Description: | unbound volume; binding in 11/E/12 s. in plate in oval frame "Nanteuil faciebat et excud cum priv. 1650"; inscr. on page hand-written in brown ink below print b.c. "14. / Bernard de Foix de la Vallette, - / Duc d'Esperon."; inscr. on page hand-written in brown ink t.c. "No. 14" 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. Colonel general in the royal infantry, Bernard Nogaret de la Valette, Duke of Epernon, fled France in 1638 after having been falsely accused of treason. Living for several years in England he returned to France after the death of Louis XIII once the judgement repealed. When this portrait was made he was serving as Governor of Burgundy. | 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 : HUNTER VOLUME : MILITARY : NOBILITY : SASH : 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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