The Musée du Louvre boasts an exceptional collection of 17th- and 18th-century European pastels. Due to their fragility, there have been scant opportunities to view and learn from these spectac
This catalogue illustrates and discusses fifty-two French drawings from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century, all from the chateau de Versailles, which owns one of the finest collectio
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (Paris, 1724-1780) was "never seen without a pencil in his hand, intent in sketching all that appeared in front of his eyes." His Livre de Croquis (sketchbook )is a veritable ch
