Description
Book SynopsisMany patrons of the arts in 19th-century America collected paintings and sculpture from England or Italy. Collectors in Baltimore looked to France for models of culture and assembled extensive collections of drawings by French masters. This is a discussion of the formation of these collections and their significance for the history of French art.
Trade Review“Very full and solid, this work will be a valuable contribution to nineteenth-century studies and an essential reference for art libraries.”
—Colta Ives,Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
“This book catalogues and analyzes a rich ensemble of nineteenth-century French drawings, which raise important issues of collecting, connoisseurship, and taste.”
—Alan Chong,Curator, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
“This is more than an excellent guide to The Essence of Line. . . . The items are preceded by well-written, well-documented scholarly essays accompanied by illustrations and footnotes.”
—E. E. Hirshler Choice
“With its beautiful illustrations, its handsome design and layout, and its scholarly approach, this catalog and the Web site that accompanies it exemplify the wonderful things museums can do when focusing on their own collections.”
—Petra ten-Doesschate Chu Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide
