ROWLANDS (John). Rubens. Drawings and Sketches. - Lot 261

ROWLANDS (John). Rubens. Drawings and Sketches. London, British Museum Publications Limited, for the Trustees of the British Museum, 1977. In-4, publisher’s cardboard binding with illustrated dust jacket. Catalog of the exhibition held at the Department of Prints and Drawings of the British Museum in 1977, devoted to the drawings, sketches, and graphic works of Peter Paul Rubens. Catalog compiled by John Rowlands. Extensive iconographic material featuring preparatory drawings, figure studies, compositional designs, and sketches, as well as engravings based on Rubens’s works. The works are accompanied by detailed entries providing information on technique, dimensions, provenance, bibliography, and attribution notes. Numerous black-and-white reproductions and several full-page color plates. A reference catalog for the study of Rubens’s graphic work and his creative process. Some slight scuffing on the dust jacket; interior in good condition.

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