This book is an excellent choice for art enthusiasts who appreciate the beauty of portraiture. With works spanning three centuries, from renowned artists such as Peter Paul Ruben, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Pierre Auguste Renoir, readers will be treated to a comprehensive collection of beautiful color and black-and-white plates. The alphabetical arrangement by artist allows for easy navigation. Additionally, the list of illustrations that includes the title, size, and medium adds value to the book. This is a must-read for individuals who want to delve deeper into masterpieces of portrait drawings and prints.

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Sixteen handsome portraits in color and 85 in black-and-white comprise this choice original collection by a select group of world-famous artists. Spanning three centuries of portrait drawings by great masters, the color works include, among others, Peter Paul Ruben's Young Woman with Crossed Hands, Dante Gabriel Rossetti's Aurea Catena (Portrait of Mrs. Morris), and Pierre Auguste Renoir's Portrait of Cézanne . Equally striking black-and-white plates depict studies by Matisse, Bellini, Gauguin, Delacroix, van Gogh, Shiele, Degas, and other masters.Both groups of color and black-and-white studies are arranged alphabetically by artist. A list of illustrations includes the title, size of each portrait, and medium in which it was done. Captions cite title and artist's name.

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