Exhibition of early English, Dutch and Flemish paintings at the Blakeslee Galleries, 353 Fifth Avenue
A New York exhibition catalogue issued by the Blakeslee Galleries at 353 Fifth Avenue in 1898, presenting early English, Dutch and Flemish paintings to collectors and the art trade. Its pictures are photographic reproductions of full-length and half-length portraits of seventeenth and eighteenth century sitters in dark backgrounds, with lace collars, silk gowns and hair ornaments, offering designers a guide to period costume and formal portrait composition.
