The First Painters of the King: French Royal Taste from Louis XIV to the Revolution
Softcover
1985 · New York
by Bailey, Colin B. (editor)
New York: Stair Sainty Matthiesen, 1985. Softcover. VG. Brown and gold-trimmed wraps, in the style of a fancy book. 144 pp. 21 color, 155+ smaller bw plates. Issued in conjunction with a series of 1985-1986 exhibitions. With illustrated essays by Guy Stair Sainty, Philip Conisbee, Jean-Luce Bordeaux, and Thomas Gaehtgens. The annotated and illustrated catalogue addresses 21 specific pieces by 10 artists. The artists are: Charles Le Brun, Pierre Mignard, Antoine Coypel, Louis de Boullongne, Francois Le Moyne, Charles Coypel, Carle Van Look, Francois Boucher, Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre, and Joseph-Marie Vien. An illustrated inventory of 155 pieces is included, as well as a brief bibliography and a family tree of the Royal House of France. (Inventory #: 21895)