Description
Offered here is The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough by John Hayes, Volume II: Plates, published in 1971 for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press / A. Zwemmer.
This is the important plate volume from Hayes’ scholarly catalogue raisonné of Gainsborough’s drawings. The Paul Mellon Centre describes the work as the first catalogue raisonné to list nearly 900 known Gainsborough drawings, with the plate volume containing more than 325 drawings, including many reproduced for the first time.
Highlights:
* John Hayes’ major reference work on Thomas Gainsborough’s drawings
* Volume II: Plates only
* Published for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
* Yale University Press / A. Zwemmer, 1971
* Large hardcover art-reference volume
* Original red illustrated dust jacket present
* Useful for collectors, art historians, British art dealers, libraries, and Gainsborough researchers
Condition: hardcover plate volume with original dust jacket. The dust jacket shows rubbing, scuffing, shelf wear, and some edge/corner wear. Interior appears clean from the pages shown. Please view all photos for the best sense of condition.
