Sir Joshua Reynolds could never have anticipated an edition of his letters; he once told Boswell that "If I felt the same reluctance in taking a Pencil in my hand as I do a pen I should be as bad a Painter as I am a correspondent." Yet although his surviving letters are those of a busy man, and many are perfunctory responses or requests, they remain of considerable interest to the reader. This is the first edition of letters by Reynolds to be published since 1929. Since that date the number of known letters has almost doubled. The new volume contains a total of 308 letters by the artist...
Sir Joshua Reynolds could never have anticipated an edition of his letters; he once told Boswell that "If I felt the same reluctance in taking a Penci...
This third volume in the catalogue features 144 paintings and 8 drawings and watercolors, 140 of which date from the 18th century. The collection includes 19 paintings by Boucher, eight by Fragonard and 7 by Watteau. There are also works by Poussin, Claude and Philippe de Champaigne. An introductory essay describes the circumstances in which the 4th Marquess of Hertford, the chief collector of the works represented, collected his French 18th-century paintings.
This third volume in the catalogue features 144 paintings and 8 drawings and watercolors, 140 of which date from the 18th century. The collection incl...
