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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) inscr. on plate b. l. "Nanteuil ad vivum pinxit"; inscr. on plate b. r. "Edelinck Sculp. C. P. R."; inscr. in oval frame "Mre NICOLAS PARFAICT ABBE DE BOUZONVILLE & CHANOINE DE L'EGLISE DE PARIS"; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "89-"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 91. [underlined]" AFTER NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) CRE EDELINCK, Gerard; (French school; 1640-1707) 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. Nicolas Parfait was canon and abbe of Bouzonville. Edelinck's engraving after Nanteuil's original pastel is one of 13 prints within the two volumes not engraved by the artist. It 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 : RELIGIOUS OFFICIAL : | 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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