This choice, original collection spans three centuries of portrait drawings by a select group of world-famous artists. The 101 stunning works include 16 in color, among them Peter Paul Rubens' Young Woman with Crossed Hands, Dante Gabriel Rossetti's Aurea Catena (Portrait of Mrs. Morris), and Toulouse-Lautrec's Portrait of Jane Avril.

Equally striking are 85 black-and-white plates: The Plumed Hat (Henri Matisse), Head of an Old Man (Giovanni Bellini), L'Artesienne (Paul Gauguin), as well as portraits by Eugene Delacroix, Vincent van Gogh, Egon Schiele, Edgar Degas, and other masters. Both the group of black-and-white works and the group of color works are arranged alphabetically by artist. A list of illustrations includes the title, the size of each portrait, and the medium in which it was done. Captions cite the artist's name.

Of value to artists and students, this fine collection will appeal as well to museum-goers and lovers of fine art.

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