A good clean copy of Apollo ~ Vol. XCVII ~ No. 131, the contents comprising a series of ten scholarly articles on French culture by Barbara Scott and published in January 1973. I :- "Pierre Crozat : A Maecenas of the Regence" ~ II :- "The Comtesse de Verrue : A Lover of Dutch and Flemish Art" ~ III :- "The Marquis de Marigny : A Dispenser of Royal Patronage" ~ IV :- "Aignan-Thomas Desfriches : Artist and Collector from Orleans" ~ V :- "The Duc de Choiseul : A Minister in the Grand Manner" ~ VI :- "Pierre-Jean Mariette : Scholar and Connoisseur" ~ VII :- "Madame du Barry : A Royal Favourite with Taste" ~ VIII :- "La Live de Jully : Pioneer of Neo-Classicism" ~ IX :- "The Comte d'Angiviller : The Last Directeur-General des Batiments" and X :- "Charles Alexandre de Calonne : Economist and Collector", plus regular monthly features. Soft covers.
