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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate b. r. "Rob. Nantueil Sculpebat."; inscr. in plate b. l. "Eusta: le Sueur Inve."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "102-"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 104. [underlined]" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) DES LE SUEUR, Eustache; (French; 1617-1655) 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 the four evangelists dates from the 1650s, when he was building a reputation as one of the best portrait engravers of his time. It was engraved for a publication titled 'Historia et Concordia evengelia'. | 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: | SAINT MATTHEW : SAINT MARK : SAINT LUKE : SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST : DOVE : HOLY SPIRIT : EAGLE : LION : OX : ANGEL : WRITING : INK WELL : QUILL PEN : BOOK : HUNTER VOLUME : | 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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