Hardcover
1991 · New York
by Holmes, Mary Tavener (edited by Joseph Focarino)
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1991. Hardcover. VG+ (minimal shelf wear). Blue cloth boards gilt letters on spine and front cover; sky blue and color illustrated dust jacket, 167 pp., 22 bw figures in the text and 42 color plates. "This is the first book in English about Lancret, a key force in the development of the visual arts in eighteenth-century France. As one of the leading artists of his time, Lancret counted among his patrons the crowned heads of Europe, along with major connoisseurs among the aristocracy and in the financial community. He was also the favorite genre artist of Louis XV, who commissioned paintings from him for various royal residences- especially Versailles and Fontainebleau." - from dust jacket.
(Inventory #: 117306)