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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on ledge l. "Velut Pinxit. Nanteuil Sculpebat"; inscr. in plate b.c. "150."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "63- / Francois Mallier, / Eveque de Troye."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 64. [underlined]" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) AFTER VELUT; (French; act. c. 1650-1700) 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 portrait of Francois Mallier du Houssay, bishop of Troyes, is placed in the volume alongside other 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 : MAN : COAT OF ARMS : HUNTER VOLUME : RELIGIOUS OFFICIAL : CROSS : | 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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