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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on plinth l. "R. Nantueil faciebat 1658."; inscr. in plate b.c. "124."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "27- / Boileau, / Greftier du Parlement."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 28. [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. Gilles Boileau, a magistrate and clerk at the great chamber of the Parliament of Paris, 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 : HUNTER VOLUME : MAGISTRATE : BLACK SKULL CAP : | 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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