The Artist and the Country House: A History Of Country House And Garden View Painting In Britain, 1540-1870
by Harris, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG (rubbed shelf-wear to boards; indentations to back upper board edge; light scratches/wear to boards. dustjacket scuffed &
- ISBN 10
- 0856670537
- ISBN 13
- 9780856670534
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London, England: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1979. Hardcover. VG/VG (rubbed shelf-wear to boards; indentations to back upper board edge; light scratches/wear to boards. dustjacket scuffed & scratched; lower corner torn & rubbed; plastic cover creased & rippled). Forest green cloth, gilt letters on spine. 376 pp., many BW illus. pictorial & green dustjacket w/ black printing; protective Adaptaroll plastic cover. "The tradition of country house and garden view painting, or 'estate portraiture,' began in the sixteenth century and was based upon Continental precedents. In this comprehensive volume, John Harris presents the first extensive analysis of the subject since the work of the same title by John Steegman and Dorothy Stroud in 1949. He studies from these beginnings the growth of the tradition in Britain and Ireland up until the mid Victorian period, illustrating a remarkable variety of the paintings which he discusses. View painting, by virtue of its subject matter, embraces many other genres; and the author examines the various relationships with landscape and marine painting, human portraiture, sporting pictures and architectural drawing." (dj).
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- Title
- The Artist and the Country House: A History Of Country House And Garden View Painting In Britain, 1540-1870
- Author
- Harris, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG (rubbed shelf-wear to boards; indentations to back upper board edge; light scratches/wear to boards. dustjacket scuffed &
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0856670537
- ISBN 13
- 9780856670534
- Publisher
- Sotheby Parke Bernet
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- European Art, country house ; English Country House Paintings ; ;
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