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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on ledge "Nanteuil ad vivum pingebat et Sculpebat 1671."; inscr. in oval frame "FRANCISCVS BOSQVET EPISCOPVS MONTISPESSVLANI, COMES MELGORII, MARCHIO etc."; inscr. in plate b.c. "179."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "85-"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 86. [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.Originally a magistrate with a strong interest in the history of laws, Francois Bosquet took orders and was appointed Bishop of Lodeve then Montpellier in 1655. Turning his attention to the legislation of the Church, he wrote several treatises on the subject . His portrait is presented within a group of portraits of similar 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 : CROSS : HUNTER VOLUME : RELIGIOUS OFFICIAL : CROSS : SKULLCAP : MAGISTRATE : COAT OF AMRS : | 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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