Agnes Mongan, edited by Miriam Stewart

320 pages, 8 5/8 x 10 7/8", 472 illustrations. 1996

ISBN 0-674-19320-2 (cloth) $135, retail only Wholesale distribution by Harvard University Press

The Harvard University Art Museums hold one of the world's finest collections of early 19th-century French drawings. The nearly 500 works reproduced in this catalogue include the most significant groups of drawings outside France by masters of the age: David, Géricault, Ingres, Delacroix, and Prud'hon. While many sheets derive their importance from their association with key paintings, others stand out as independent works in their own right. 

Although familiar to scholars, the collection has never been the subject of a comprehensive catalogue, and many of the drawings are published here for the first time. In addition to the major holdings of works by the artists mentioned above, the catalogue features a rich selection of drawings by Barye, Corot, Girodet, and other masters. Agnes Mongan was former director of the Fogg Art Museum and author of many publications in the field of French drawings.