Wilson Online Reference
Roettgen 1999
Author
Steffi Roettgen
Title/Description
Anton Rafael Mengs (1728-1779)
Publisher
Hirmer
Country
Munich, Germany
Date of Publication
1999-2003
Printed/Manuscript
Secondary published
More Information
This magisterial work consists of two volumes in German: Bd. 1. Das malerische und zeichnerische Werk (1999, 648 pp.) and Bd. 2. Leben und Wirken (2003, 672 pp.), both profusely illustrated. Wilson is frequently mentioned, especially in relation to Mengs's portrait of him [NWP1], which features in vol. 1 as cat. 236.