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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on ledge b.r. "Nanteuil ad vivum faciebat 1658."; inscr. in oval border "MICHAEL LE MASLE PRIOR DES ROCHES PRAECENTOR ET CANONICVS ECCLESIAE PARISIENSIS-"; inscr. in plate b.c. "181."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "88-"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 90. [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.A protégé of Richelieu, Michael Le Masle was his secretary from at least 1615 to the cardinal's death. He was appointed Prior of the Roches (and sometimes called 'M des Roches' or 'abbé des Roches'). His portrait is presented within a group of portraits of religious and administrative 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 : PRIOR : RELIGIOUS : COAT OF ARMS : 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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