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Description: | unbound volume; binding in 11/E/12 s. in plate b. r. "Nanteuil ad vivum faciebat 1657."; inscr. in plate below image "Illustrissimi Viri L. H. Haberti Monmorij libellorum / Supplicum Magistri, EPIGRAMMA in effigiem / MICHAELIS DE MAROLLES Abbatis de Villeloin. / Nobilitas, Virtus, Pietas, Doctrina MAROLLI / Debuerant sacri cingere fronde comam."; inscr. in plate t.l. "an cel 57"; inscr. within plate mark b.c. "83."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "88"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 89. [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. Known as the abbe de Marolles, Marolles was a French churchman, translator, collector of prints, and the author of many translations of Latin poets. He contributed to numerous salons, notably that of Madeleine de Scudery and is best known for having collected 123,000 engravings (bought from him in 1667 by Colbert for Louis XIV for 28,000 livres). This acquisition is considered the foundation of the cabinet of engravings in the royal library. Hunter represented Marolles in his library with one volume. | 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 : AUTHOR : PRINT COLLECTOR : SCHOLAR : | 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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