GAINSBOROUGH: The Great Artists: A library of their lives, times and paintings

In 1963, an Italian company gathered together the works of various artists and published them as a series called The Great Artists: A library of their lives, times and paintings.
In 1978, Funk & Wagnalls published them in the US.

Each book is the same: 10" x 14", high quality images and paper, an essay on the life of the artist, and then several color plates, most of which can be cut out and framed. There is a short paragraph about each painting as well.


I have Gainsborough, Vermeer, Whistler, and Monet, all listed separately.

I bought them in 1978 but haven't opened them until just now. They are all in mint condition, save for a little bit of darkening to the edges of the covers only.

You can buy one or all--if you want more than one, message me.

The plates in this one are:

Sophia Charlotte, Lady Sheffield
Gainsborough's ForestMary, Countess Howe
Landscape with a Woodcutter Courting a Milkmaid

Margaret and Mary Gainsborough
Mr & Mrs Robert Andrews (double-page spread)
Elizabeth and Mary Linley
Captain Thomas Matthew

Dr Ralph Schomberg
The Hon Mrs Thomas Graham

The Pink Boy
Mrs Sarah Siddons

The Market Cart
The Morning Walk

Two Shepherd Boys with Dogs Fighting

Note: If you are outside of North America, the quoted shipping price is for surface mail without tracking. For other options, please contact me.