Complete illustrated catalogue, National Portrait Gallery by Saywell, David.; Simon, Jacob.; National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) - 2004

London: National Portrait Gallery, 2004. Housing one of the world's foremost collections of portraiture, the National Portrait Gallery receives hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world each year. This catalogue collection, which includes over 8,000 illustrations, is the first volume to cover the entire collection since 1979, making use of the NPG's integrated database, Multi Mimsy. Each work is illustrated in black white, and accompanied by a succinct entry making, listing history, provenance, attribution, inscriptions and dimensions. In addition a 32-page colour section will present stunning colour plates of the most important works in the collection. As such this title will be an invaluable source of reference and an attractive souvenir. Biography - Jacob Simon is Curator of Eighteenth-Century Portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery, London. David Saywell is Head of IT at the National Portrait Gallery, London. xvii, 802 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm. A Fine copy in a like Dust Jacket.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.