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Description: | unbound volume; binding in 11/E/12 s. in plate on plinth b.l. "R.Nanteuil ad vivum pinge. et sculpebat"; inscr. in plate on plinth b.r. "Cum privilegio Regis 1668."; inscr. in oval frame "SERENISS. PRINCEPS EMMANVEL THEODOSIVS DE LA TOVR D'AVVERGNE DVX D'ALBRET"; inscr. on page hand-written b.c. "21."; inscr. on page hand-written t.c. "No.21." 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. Emmanuel Theodose de la Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Albret was from one of the foremost French noble families, the nephew of great military leader Turenne. Named cardinal the year after this portrait was made he later fell from Louis XIV's favour and left France. His portrait is positioned alongside those of his father, uncle and brother in the volume. | 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 : CROSS : JEWEL : ECCLESIASTIC : HUNTER VOLUME : PEDESTAL : COAT OF ARMS : RELIGIOUS CLERIC : | 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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