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Description: | bound volume (54.5 x 39.5 x 7.5 cm) s. in plate on base of oval border "R. Nantueil Sculpebat et excu cum privilegio Regis 1654"; inscr. in plate b. on parchment "Ante te omne Desiderium meum / Psalm 37"; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "103-"; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 105. [underlined]" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) PUB 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. Although Nanteuil was principally a portraitist, he did produce a few religious subjects. His Mater Dolorosa 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. | 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: | VIRGIN MARY : HUNTER VOLUME : DRAPERY : HEAD PORTRAIT : RELIGIOUS : PAIN : SADNESS : | 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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