French Bronzes in the Wallace Collection

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"The Wallace Collection has long been celebrated for its outstanding array of French 17th and 18th century works of art." "This publication features over fifty of the finest French bronzes in the Wallace Collection, all of them reproduced in colour, mostly for the first time. Besides a selection of statuettes, which form the greater part of the individual entries, there are examples of relief plaques, vases, ecclesiastical statuary and portrait busts. Each entry is further illustrated by images of related works of art. There are introductory essay on the History of the French Bronze Statuette to c.1815; on the Taste of the Founders of the Wallace Collection for French Bronzes; and on the Techniques of Casting and Finishing French Bronze Statuettes c.1565-c.1815. A brief Bibliography and Biographies of the principal sculptors and craftsmen mentioned are also included." --Book Jacket.

Genre: Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General (fancy, right?)