LADY AGNEW (NAT. GALLERIES SCOTLAND) (PB)

Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, was an English woman who married a Scot. The American artist John Singer Sargent excelled as a painter in Europe. His portrait of Lady Agnew has found its home in Edinburgh, becoming one of the icons of the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland. This book offers a fascinating biography of this most accomplished, evocative and admired of portraits, placing it in the context of Sargent’s career and how he worked, discussing the life of the sitter and unveiling the picture’s rich critical history.