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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on ledge r. "Rob .Nanteuil Sculpebat 1651."; inscr. in plate on ledge l. "Ph.Champaigne Pin,"; inscr. in plate b.c. "145."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "49- / Benoise / Conseiller, en la grand Chambre."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 50. [underlined]" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) DES CHAMPAIGNE, Philippe de; (French; 1602-1674) 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. Charles Benoise was a magistrate and Councillor at the Parliament of Paris from 1626. His portrait, inserted among highly ranked religious officials, seems slightly out of place in the volume. | 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 : COAT OF ARMS : MAGISTRATE : LEGAL : | 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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