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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on ledge b.l."R. Nanteuil delineabat" and b.r. "et Sculpebat 1649."; inscr. hand-written in black ink on plate b. "Charles Faure chanoine et Abbe de Gegeneve"; inscr. in plate b.c. of coat of arms "183."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "91- / Francois Mole, / Abbe de Ste. Croise de / Bourdeaux"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 93.A. [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 magistrate and Abbot of Sainte-Croix, Bordeaux, Francois Molé's 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 : MAGISTRATE : COAT OF ARMS : | 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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