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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate b.r. "R. Nanteuil Sculpebat."; inscr. in plate b.l. "Joan Daret pictor del."; inscr. in plate on ribbon banner "DEVS FORTI TUDO MEA"; inscr. in plate b.c. "95."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "2- / Jean de Mesgrigny, / Premier President au / Parlement de Toulouze."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 2. [underlined]" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) AFTER DARET, Jean; (Flemish; 1615-1688) 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. Occasionally Nanteuil worked after other portraitists, here Jean Daret who had recently caught Louis XIV's attention. Jean de Mesgrigny, Marquess of Vandeouvre, a magistrate who occupied many prestigious legal and parliamentary positions, is placed in the volume alongside other such figures. | 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 : FUR : HUNTER VOLUME : MAGISTRATE : LEGAL : 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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