This book accompanies an exhibition by Lucian Freud, which is the first museum retrospective devoted to his prints. Throughout his career Freud has been recognised for producing works of unnerving psychological intensity, and is regarded as one of the leading figurative artists of the twentieth century. His supreme ability as a draughtsman lends itself to the monochromatic, tightly controlled technique of etching and he has used this medium to produce works of great intimacy.