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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on ledge l "R. Nanteuil ad vivum Ping. et Sculpebat 1663."; inscr. in plate in oval frame "FRANCISCVS DE NESMOND EPISCOPVS BAIOCENSIS.-"; inscr. in plate b.c. "176."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "82-"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 83. [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 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. The Bishop of Bayeux Francois de Nesmond's portrait is placed alongside those of similar highly ranked religious officials. A reformist bishop whose position was influenced by the Council of Trent, he also carried out a program of building and improvement for the religious buildings of Bayeux. | 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 : CROSS : SKULLCAP : | 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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