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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on ledge r. "Nanteuil Sculpebat 13o Nov.Ao. 1656."; inscr. in plate on ledge l. "Champaigne Pinxit"; inscr. in plate b.c. "165."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "70- / Francois Servien, / Eveque de Bayeux."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 71. [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 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.
Occasionally Nanteuil worked after other portraitists, here after leading French painter Philippe de Champaigne with whom he worked closely with in his youth. Bishop of Carcassonne then Bayeux, Francois Servien's portrait 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 : OAK LEAVES : HUNTER VOLUME : RELIGIOUS OFFICIAL : COAT OF ARMS : | 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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