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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. on plate on plinth l. "R.Nanteuil ad vivum Pinge. et Sculpebat 1664."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "5- / De Novion, / Premier President."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 5. [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. Nicolas Potier de Novion was a magistrate and occupied various prestigious legal and parliamentary positions, becoming the first president of the Parliament in 1678. He is placed in the volume alongside other such figures. This is the third of three portraits Nanteuil made of Potier de Novion over a period of eight years, all of which appear together in this volume, in chronological order. | 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 : ORDER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT : PRESIDENT : HUNTER VOLUME : OAK LEAVES : FUR : MAGISTRATE : 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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