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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on ledgeb.l. "Nanteuil ad vivum Pingebat et" and b.r. "Sculpebat Cum Privilegio Regis. 1670"; inscr. in oval frame "CAR. MAVRIT. LE TELLIER ARCH. COAD. RHEMENSIS CAPELLAE REG. PRAEFECT'."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "58-"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 59. [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. The son of Michel Le Tellier and brother of the marquis of Louvois, two of Louis XIV's most influential ministers, Charles Maurice Le Tellier was a significant figure within the Church of France. Nanteuil engraved five portraits of the archbishop, all commissioned for thesis. Three are included in the volume and placed 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 : HUNTER VOLUME : RELIGIOUS OFFICIAL : 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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