Old Master Drawings from the Malcolm Collection

Coppel, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0714126101 / ISBN 13: 9780714126104

Published by Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by the British Museum Press, 1996

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The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Old Master Drawings from the Malcolm Collection
• Publisher: Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by the British Museum Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714126101
• ISBN 13: 9780714126104
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 821 grams

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Synopsis

In 1895 Parliament voted a special grant of #25,000 to the British Museum so that it could aquire the collection of prints and drawings formed by John Malcolm of Poltalloch. Comprising almost 1000 drawings and more than 400 prints, the Malcolm Collection was considered an important addition to the Museum's holdings of old master drawings, as it included works by Sandro Botticelli, Andrea del Verrocchio, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Claude Lorrain and Watteau. This work presents a selection of 100 old master drawings from the Malcolm collection. An introduction, by Stephen Coppel, outlines the history of the collection and the life of John Malcolm, a passionate collector and connoisseur.