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Description: | unbound volume; binding in 11/E/12 s. in plate on plinth b.c. "R. Nanteuil ad vivum delineabat et Sculpebat 1655."; inscr. in oval frame "IEAN CHAPELAIN CONSEILLER DV ROY EN SES CONSEILS."; inscr. in plate in ribbon garland on plinth "VIAMQUE AFFECTAT OLYMPO."; inscr. b.c. of oval frame "80."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "85"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 86. [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. A literary critic and poet, Chapelain was considered for a time as one of the greatest poets of his time. Councillor to Louis XIII he was among the founding members of the Royal Academy. | 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 : LANDSCAPE : PEDESTAL : POET : AUTHOR : | 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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