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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate b. r. "R. Nanteuil Sculpebat .1651"; inscr. in plate b. l. "Champaigne pinxit"; inscr. in plate b.c. "125."; inscr. in plate hand-written in black ink "Victoire Boutellier"; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "28- / Victor le Bouthellier;"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 29. [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 his 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.
Victor Bouthillier, a protégé of the Cardinal de Richelieu who became Councillor of State and later Archbishop of Tours, gathered a significant library. The earliest of three portraits of Bouthillier engraved by Nanteuil, it is placed in the volume alongside Nanteuil's second portrait and other important magistrates and religious officials. Volume 1 includes portraits of his nephew and sister-in-law. | 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 : RELIGIOUS : CROSS : COAT OF ARMS : ILLUSTRATION : | 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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