Histoire des peintres de toutes les écoles: École Francaise
A nineteenth-century French art history survey by Charles Blanc, published in 1865 and drawn from the Histoire des peintres de toutes les écoles series, with its engravings reproducing paintings for readers of art and history. The pictures are black-and-white engravings of dramatic historical and classical scenes, with dense crowds, swords, and heavy drapery, offering a designer strong examples of crowded composition, chiaroscuro shading, and classical costume.
