This four-volume publication marks the completion of one of the most ambitious stages in the
long-term task of cataloguing sculpture in the Royal Collection. The scope of the catalogue
– covering sculpture in all materials from the fifteenth to the late twentieth century – is
unprecedented. Incorporating countless new attributions and identifications and the results of
conservation and scientific examination the catalogue will be an indispensable work of
reference for all students of post-medieval sculpture impressive not only in the quality of
its scholarship but also for the extent and depth of the documentation. Highlights include an
exceptional group of bronze busts from the Italian and Northern Renaissance the first bronze
casts of ancient sculpture to be made in Britain the best ensemble of French seventeenth- and
eighteenth-century bronzes outside France unrivalled examples of English portrait sculpture
from the seventeenth century onwards and the most complete surviving collection of Victorian
sculpture. With an introductory survey covering the relationships between British monarchs
and sculptors since the seventeenth century and the impact of sculpture in the interiors of the
royal palaces over the same period the admirably clear and engaging text is essential reading
for students of royal collecting. It is accompanied by almost 2 000 illustrations most of
which have been commissioned for this book.
