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Description: | unbound volume; binding in 11/E/12 s. in plate b. r. "Nanteuil ad vivum faciebat 1658"; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "51. / Basile Fouquet, / Abbe"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 52. [underlined]" 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. Brother of Nicolas Fouquet, Basile was the head of cardinal Mazarin's secret police. Nominated Abbe de Barbeaux et de Rigney and chancellor of the Orders of the King, he too took advantage of his position to increase his personal fortune and was sent into exile in the 1660s. | 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 : HUNTER VOLUME : STATESMAN : LEGAL : COAT OF ARMS : SASH : ORDER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT : | 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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