French Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Artists Born Before 1790

by Museum of Fine Arts Boston

First and foremost a catalogue of the MFA's entire holdings in French paintings, this scholarly volume is also a fascinating story of connoisseurship, collection building, and opportunities gained and lost. The book highlights 91 works by more than 44 artists spanning nearly three centuries, among them Chardin, Claude Lorrain, Fragonard, Greuze, Poussin, Prud'hon, Vig e-LeBrun, and Watteau.

223 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

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The Museum of Fine Arts is an American art museum founded in 1870 & located in Boston, Massachusetts.

It contains 8,161 paintings and more than 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas.