Most of the drawings gathered together for this exhibition have never been exhibited in public and most have not been published. There are works by major French draftsmen of the eighteenth century, including Francois Boucher, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Nicolas Lancret, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin and Jean-Baptiste Le Prince. Other artists are less familiar, Charles-Nicolas Cochin and Moreau le jeune among them, and it is hoped that this exhibition will introduce the visitor to the verve and originality of their work. The selection reflects the diversity of the Rothschild...
Most of the drawings gathered together for this exhibition have never been exhibited in public and most have not been published. There are works by ma...
This book accompanies an exhibition at Waddesdon that will unite Chardin s four paintings of a boy with a house of cards for the first time (loans come from the Musee du Louvre, Paris; National Gallery, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC), allowing us to examine Chardin s treatment of the subject in the context of his fascination with themes of play, childhood and adolescence."
This book accompanies an exhibition at Waddesdon that will unite Chardin s four paintings of a boy with a house of cards for the first time (loans com...
