The Revolution in Eighteenth-Century Art: Ten British Pictures 1740-1840 by Robert R. Wark - 2001-07

Huntington Library Pr, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ D.J. creased; moderate edge wear

San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 2001. Cloth, xiii, 135 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "Ten representative works of art in the world-renowned Huntington collection illustrate the richness and versatility of British painting during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Unlike previous periods, artists at this time employed many styles, borrowing from ancient Greece, India and China, from the Byzantine, and from the just-closing rococo period. Nearly 100 color illustrations place the ten primary pictures in artistic context." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Hogarth's Bishop Hoadly; Gainsborough's The blue boy; Reynolds' Mrs. Siddons as the tragic muse; Lawrence's Pinkie; Rowlandson's Mrs. Siddons rehearsing; Blake's Satan, sin, and death; Wilson's River scene with bathers; Gainsborough's The cottage door; Constable's View on the Stour near Dedham; Turner's… Read More

San Marino CA: Huntington Library, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Third Printing. 137 pages, 106 color illustrations, most in text, list of related books; 4to navy cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket, Artists include Reynolds, Blake, Gainsborough, Constable and Turner.

San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 135 pages; Physical desc. : xiii, 135 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Originally published under title: Ten British pictures (1740-1840) --San Marino, Calif : Huntington Library, 1971. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery (San Marino) --Painting, British --18th/19th centuries --1740-1840 --Painting and paintings --History of art and design styles: c 1600 to c 1800. Summary: Ten representative works of art in the world-renowned Huntington collection illustrate the richness and versatility of British painting during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Artists at this time employed many styles, borrowing from ancient Greece, India and China, from the Byzantine, and from the just-closing Rococo period. Nearly 100 colour… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Huntington Library Pr, 2001-07-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!