Gainsborough’s House is fortunate to hold the largest collection of drawings and prints by Gravelot (1699–1773) in the UK, second only to the British Museum. This exhibition will present a selection of books and preliminary studies highlighting Gravelot’s talent as an illustrator.
The exhibition will dwell on his book illustrations. He designed the illustrations for over fifty books both in France and in Britain. His bravura in creating elegant scenes full of details in the small space of a page made his work famous.
Well-known authors of the time such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire or Henry Fielding, specifically asked him for the illustration of their books.
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