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Description: | unbound volume; binding in 11/E/12 s. in plate on plinth b.r. "R. Nanteuil Sculp. 1678."; inscr. in plate on plinth l. "Laurent du Sour pinxit"; inscr. in plate on plinth "Marie Jeanne Baptiste De Savoye. / Duchesse de Savoye, Princesse de Piemont, Reyne de / Chypre &c. Tutrice, et Regente &c.-"; inscr. within plate mark hand-written b.c. "34."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "36."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 36. [underlined]" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) AFTER DU SOUR, Laurent; (French; 17th century) 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 is one of a group of seven portraits of women in the volume. Nanteuil engraved portraits of just eight women during his whole career.The daughter of Charles-Amédé de Savoie, Duke of Nemours, Aumale and Genevois, Marie-Jeanne became engaged in politics soon after her marriage to Carlo-Emmanuelle II of Savoy and was one of the most powerful female leaders of the 17th century. As regent of the duchy of Savoy and Piemont (Italy), she was an important promoter of art and architecture. | 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 : PEARLS : FASHION : HUNTER VOLUME : PALM LEAVES : PEDESTAL : 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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