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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on ledge l. "Nanteuil Faciebat 1678. "; inscr. in oval frame "PETRVS LALEMANT PRIOR S.GENOVEFAE EIVSDEMQVE ECCLESIAE ET VNIVERSITATIS PARISIENSIS CANCELLARIVS."; inscr. on plaque "Ingenium, pietas, et frontis laeta serenae / Gratia, quam viuo Juncta fuere bene! / En etiam Ingenium, pietasque in imagine spirant , / Ipsa nec exanimem gratia deseruit"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 88. [underlined]" CRE 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. Pierre Lallemant, a professor of rhetoric, became Chancellor of the University of Paris and Prior of Ste Genevieve in1662. 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 : HUNTER VOLUME : PROFESSOR : SKULLCAP : RELIGIOUS : ALB : | 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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