The Painted Word: British History Painting, 1750-1830

By Peter Cannon-Brookes

In the latter half of the 18th century, history painting ranked at the top of the hierarchy of genres which governed the theory of art in England. Hence portrait painters like Reynolds would base their portraits on the great models of antiquity, and landscape painters such as Wilson and Turner embellished their views with classical or historical subjects.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851152902
• ISBN13: 9780851152905
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 8.5"