Hartstochelijk verzameld: beroemde tekeningen in 18de-eeuwse Hollandse collecties

Collected with passion: famous drawings in Dutch 18th-century collections Exhibition: 15 December 2001 - 19 February 2002

From the museum website

This unique exhibition of old master drawings gathers well over a hundred masterpieces from all over the world. Among the many beautiful drawings on display are works by masters such as D’Michelangelo, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Ostade, Watteau, and many others. These drawings exemplify the wealth and scope of the collections brought together by Dutch art lovers during the 18th century. A Passion for Collecting brings this golden age of Dutch collecting back to the Netherlands and gives visitors a unique opportunity to enjoy this display of visual beauty.

A Passion for Collecting continues in the Bookcabinet.

Publication

Collectionner, passionnément: les plus beaux dessins dans les collections hollandaises du XVIIIe siècle
Mària van Berge-Gerbaud, with an introduction by Michiel Plomp, translated from the Dutch by Jean Raoul Mengarduque
Catalogue of an exhibition held in 2001-02 in Haarlem (Teylers Museum) and in 2002 in Paris (Fondation Custodia)
XII + 241 pp., 29 cm., 160 illustrations in color
Paris (Fondation Custodia) 2001
No ISBN

Dutch edition: Hartstochtelijk verzameld: 18de-eeuwse Hollandse verzamelaars van tekeningen en hun collecties
VII + 323 pages, 190 illustrations in black and white
Bussum (Thoth) 2001
ISBN 90-6868-295-4 (hardbound)