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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on ledge r. "Nanteuil ad vivum f. 1662"; inscr. in plate b.c. "147."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "52- / Hardouin de Perefixe; / Archeveque de Paris."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 53. [underlined]" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) DES 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.
A protégé of Mazarin made private tutor to Louis XIV in 1644 and later Archbishop of Paris, Hardouin de Perefixe de Beaumont was a clergy man and a historian. His portrait is next to comparable highly ranked religious officials. | 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 : ORDER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT : HUNTER VOLUME : RELIGIOUS OFFICIAL : CROSS : COAT OF ARMS : WRITER : HISTORIAN : TEACHER : | 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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