British Museum – French portrait drawings from Clouet to Courbet

I am looking forward to going to this free exhibition at the British Museum. In Room 90, ‘French portrait drawings from Clouet to Courbet’ opened on 8th September and runs until 29th January 2017.

After reading ‘The Rival Queens: Catherine de’ Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom’ by Nancy Goldstone, I am interested to see Clouet’s ‘drawing of the French Renaissance queen Catherine de’Medici, shown for the first time’ (according to the Evening Standard). (1)

François Clouet, Portrait of Catherine de’ Medici, British Museum, London
©Trustees of the British Museum.

A fascinating insight to the exhibition by one of the curators is available in their blog:

The Idle Woman – Potterings in History and Fiction – French Portrait Drawings from Clouet to Courbet

British Museum – French Portrait Drawings from Clouet to Courbet

Sources

1. Evening Standard – British Museum exhibitions, review: Tender tales of chalk and charcoal with Clouet, Courbet and Maggi Hambling by Ben Luke