Haldane Macfall — Beautiful Children Immortalised by the Masters
London, T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1927. Cloth. An interesting look at famous artist's depictions of children in their paintings, illustrated with colour plates. A collection of historical paintings depicting children, looking at painters such as Rubens, Mabuse, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Velazquez, Largilliere, Nattier, Reynolds, Sargent, and more. With a tipped-in colour frontispiece, and thirty-two tipped-in colour plates. By Haldane Macfall, a soldier who fought in Jamaica, West Africa, and in the First World War. His other works include 'The Man, His Art & His Significance', 'The Wooings of Jezebel Pettyfer', 'Rouge', and more. Undated, dated from Copac from a copy held by the National Trust. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .