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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on b.l. "Grave par NRegnesson et R. Nantueil"; inscr. in plate b.c. "F.le Febure exc"; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "101-"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 103. [underlined]" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) PUB LE FEBVRE F; (French; 17th century) CRE REGNESSON, Nicolas; (French; 1620/25-1670) 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. Although Nanteuil was principally a portraitist, he did produce a few religious subjects. His description of Christ's mystical wife 'Saint Catherine' dates from the very beginning of his career, and was realised with Robert Regnesson, his father-in-law and teacher. It was probably engraved to ornate a philosophy thesis. | 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: | SWORD : GLOBE : MADONNA : CHRIST CHILD : CROWN : PALM : LANDSCAPE : WHEEL : HUNTER VOLUME : CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA : | 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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