In contrast to the other review written here, I couldn't disagree more with the assessment that if you're interested in his drawings don't buy this book. While it's true that there's more space (text, pictures) dedicated to paintings, there's a wonderful section on his academic drawings, and his other drawings - preparatory, illustrations, and those for engravings - are literally everywhere throughout the book! The other reviewer must have been reviewing a different book or not understood what he/she was seeing; either way the comments are unfortunately misleading.

Another correction to the first review is that most of Prud'hon's drawings - finished or otherwise - were not executed in charcoal; they were done in black and white chalk. This is an important distinction to artists, which I can only assume the other reviewer is not.

In summary, this is a beautiful book is one of my favorites and may become one of yours too. I hope that this review corrects some of the misstatements made by the previous reviewer which may have caused interested people not to purchase it. Highly recommended!