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Description: | unbound volume; binding in 11/E/12 s. in plate b. r. "Nanteuil Sculpebat. 1660"; inscr. in plate b. l. "Ferdinand Pinxit"; inscr. in oval frame "MESSIRE CHARLES PARIS D'ORLEANS, COMTE DE ST PAUL, ABBE DE ST REMY DE REIMS &"; inscr. in plate mark hand-written "24."; inscr. in ink on supporting sheet b. c. "26"; inscr. hand-written in ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 26. [underlined]" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) AFTER ELLE, Louis; (French; 1612-1689) 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. Occasionally Nanteuil worked after other portraitists, here painter Louis Elle.
Although Charles Paris d'Orleans-Longueville's father had been involved with the rebels during the French civil wars of the Fronde he disassociated himself from their cause some years before this portrait of his son as a boy was made. Known as the count of St Pol he inherited the dukedom following the madness of his brother. He was to become king of Poland but died on his journey there. | 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 : NOBILITY : CHILD : CLERICAL DRESS : ECCLESIASTICAL : HUNTER VOLUME : 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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