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Description: | unbound volume; binding in 11/E/12 s. in plate on plinth b. "Nanteuil ad vivum del. et Sculpebat 27o. Julii Ano.1659"; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "42. / Michel le Tellier, / Chancelier de France."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 42. [underlined]" 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. A friend of Cardinal Mazarin, Le Tellier became Secretary of State for War in 1643, and Minister of State in 1661. He was instrumental in creating the royal army that enabled King Louis XIV to impose his absolute rule on France and establish French hegemony in Europe. His last post was that of Chancellor of France from 1677. The volume includes 9 engraved portraits of Le Tellier by Nanteuil, the first one dated 1658 and the last one 1663. While 7 are prints published at different dates with small variations, all made from the same portrait drawing by Nanteuil, two are after portraits by other artists. | 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 : MAN : HUNTER VOLUME : POLITICIAN : STATESMAN : 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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