Van Dyck, Wenceslaus Hollar & the Miniature-Painters at the Court of the Early Stuarts

Queen's Gallery, London, 1968. Paper covers, 55 pp. Catalogue of exhibition held at the Queen's Gallery, 1968, with detailed descriptions of 127 works. Includes an 12 unnumbered pages of black and white plates. In good condition. Black and white illustrated paper covers have a few small nicks and tears and light creasing along edges. light overall scuffing, aging and soiling to covers as well. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. The exhibition and related catalogue focused on the works of Anthony van Dyck, a leading court painter of the early Stuarts, Wenceslaus Hollar, a notable etcher and draftsman, and various miniature painters who worked during that period. Contents include: Introduction; Catalogue :Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641) includes details of 24 works; Essay on Wenceslaus Hollar followed by detailed descriptions of items 25 -77; Miniature (essay) followed by detailed descriptions of items 78 - 127, including works by Nicholas Hilliard (1547 - 1619), Peter Oliver (1594 - 1647), Isaac Oliver (1565-1617), John Hoskins (1595-1665), David des Granges, Alexander Cooper (1631-54); Samuel Cooper (1609 - 72); Daniel Mytens (1590-1647); Sir Peter PaulRubens (1577-1640); Edward Bower (d. 1667). [From page 2] There are twenty-six pictures by Van Dyck in the royal collection. Only The Hermitage in Leningrad can boast of a larger number. In this exhibition room has been found for all the Queen's Van Dycks except for the posthumous portraits of James I and Henry, Prince of Wales, which the artist painted for the royal family portrait gallery at Somerset House; the frontal portrait of Henrietta Maria designed for Bernini (see below, No. 17); the 'greate peece' of Charles I, his queen and their two eldest children, which is distorted by enlargements made in the time of William III; and the portrait of Beatrice de Cusance. All the pictures by Van Dyck in this exhibition have recently been cleaned and it is doubtful if the student could see anywhere a more beautiful display of the work of this painter. The exhibition also includes, from the Royal Library, a selection of prints by Hollar to illustrate the world in which Van Dyck lived, and a group of miniatures which contains portraits of the Stuart family, their friends and courtiers, which can show us sometimes how Van Dyck's sitters looked when they were seen through other eyes. Title: Van Dyck, Wenceslaus Hollar & the Miniature-Painters at the Court of the Early Stuarts Author Name: [Van Dyck, Anthony] The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace Illustrator: 12 b/w Illustrations / plates; 3 b/w Text Illustrations Location Published: The Queen's Gallery: 1968 Binding: paperback Book Condition: Good Size: 0x0x0 Type: paperback Categories: Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions, Art Seller ID: 20240808020 Keywords: art, exhibition catalogs