Published to accompany an international exhibition, this is a study of the portraits by the French painter Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. They were created over the first seven decades of the 19th century and were described by a critic in 1855 as the most faithful image of our epoch. The book brings together a wide range of original-source materials, including letters, critical reviews, biographical documents and photographs. The major portraits are discussed and reproduced, and more than 100 portrait drawings and many ...
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Published to accompany an international exhibition, this is a study of the portraits by the French painter Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. They were created over the first seven decades of the 19th century and were described by a critic in 1855 as the most faithful image of our epoch. The book brings together a wide range of original-source materials, including letters, critical reviews, biographical documents and photographs. The major portraits are discussed and reproduced, and more than 100 portrait drawings and many preparatory studies are also included.
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Seller's Description:
VG (copy may have small ink inscription on fly leaf) Color illustrated wraps, white lettering. xii; 596 pp. 504 illustrations, including 203 in full color. Catalogue of an exhibition held at The National Gallery, London, The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, between January 27, 1999-January 2, 2000. An absolutely beautiful volume on the portraits of Ingres, complemented and supported by crisp, vivid color reproduictions and extensive annotation and scholarship.
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Good. Used with wear but is still in solid reading condition. Some scratches and minor creasing to front cover as well as a small dent to the top of the spine. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore since 1992.
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Very Good. 9 x 12. 596 page softcover with many illustrations-color and b/w. Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Portraits by Ingres: Image of an Epoch" at the National Gallery in Washington, and at the Met in NYC. No flaws-unmarked, tight and clean. The catalogue is very heavy (quality glossy paper stock), so mailing other than domestic standard might require extra charges.
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Very Good Plus. No Jacket, As Issued. 4to. Trade softcover. Published NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999, second printing. Large 4to., 9" x 12", xii+596pp., illustrated with full color plates. Slight creasing on spine. Very good plus.
