Description: Here is a good condition softcover booklet - 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inchesTHE BURGHERS OF CALAIS IN LONDONTHE HISTORY OF THE PURCHASE AND SITTING OF RODIN'S MONUMENT 1911-56SUSAN BEATTIEARTS COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAINTHIS ARTICLE WAS COMMISSIONED ON THE OCCASION OF THE EXHIBITION RODIN, SCULPTURE & DRAWINGS HAYWARD GALLERY, SOUTH BANK LONDONNOVEMBER 1, 1986 - JANUARY 25, 198715 PAGES WITH B/W PHOTOS THROUGHOUTThe Burghers of Calais is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin in twelve original castings and numerous copies. It commemorates an event during the Hundred Years' War, when Calais, a French port on the English Channel, surrendered to the English after an eleven-month siege. The city commissioned Rodin to create the sculpture in 1884 and the work was completed in 1889.Slight handling, faint soiling to white covers, well stapled/bound, no markings. Buyer pays $4.50 shipping in USA only.Uncommon book - fascinating art history!
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Binding: Softcover booklet
Language: English
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Author: Susan Beattie
Topic: Rodin Sculpture Exhibition
Subject: Rodin Sculpture Exhibition