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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) inscr. in plate on plinth "Cujus in expressa miraris imagine formam, / Effigiem mentis pinxerat iste Liber. / Celuil de qui Nanteuil a fait icy L'image, / Est encor mieux depeint dans ce livre du sage."; inscr. in oval frame "PETRVS DE MARIGDAT IN MAGNO REGIS CHRISTIANISSIMI CONSILIO SENATOR.-"; inscr. in plate b.c. "112."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "20."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 20. [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. Pierre de Maridat de Serrieres, a magistrate and Councillor at the Parliament of Paris, is placed in the volume alongside other such figures. He was particularly renowned for his excellent library. | 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 : | 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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