To see the great art galleries, stately homes and museums up and down Britain today is to witness the rich story of the British as art collectors, a narrative that mirrors the history of the country. In this remarkable new book, James Stourton and Charles Sebag-Montefiore present a comprehensive survey of British art collectors down the centuries. The major collecting landmarks covered include Henry VIII, who harnessed the arts in the service of the crown, Charles I and the Whitehall Circle, the Grand Tour and the country ...
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To see the great art galleries, stately homes and museums up and down Britain today is to witness the rich story of the British as art collectors, a narrative that mirrors the history of the country. In this remarkable new book, James Stourton and Charles Sebag-Montefiore present a comprehensive survey of British art collectors down the centuries. The major collecting landmarks covered include Henry VIII, who harnessed the arts in the service of the crown, Charles I and the Whitehall Circle, the Grand Tour and the country house boom, the bonanza created by the Napoleonic Wars and the Industrial Revolution, French taste, the collecting of Spanish art, the passion for Florence, the 19th-century heyday for the creation of museums, the private collectors who sparked the belated British love affair with Impressionism, the State's role in patronage and collecting after World War II, and the manner in which London has recently become a metropolis of contemporary art. Yet the authors' strengths lie not only in these grand themes, but also in their mastery of detail through the different eras. They write with equal authority about the royal patronage and collecting of the Tudor period, with which they begin, and the collectors of today. Includes over 300 illustrations, including many of the greatest works of art to have featured in British collections.
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F/F. Black binding with silver lettering on spine. Color illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated endsheets. 352 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. "A comprehensive survey of British art collectors down the centuries."--publisher. "To see the great private and public art galleries, housed in stately homes and museums throughout Britain today, is to witness the rich story of the British as art collectors, a narrative that mirrors the history of the country. In this landmark new book, James Sourton and Charles Sebag-Montefiore present a survey of British collectors down the centuries"-from dust jacket.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book Hardbound, in dust jacket. 1st edition. A nice copy with only the most minor wear to dust jacket edges. [Heavy. Contact for overseas shipping quote. ]
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New. 1857597494. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--352 pp.; 383 illus. (324 in color. )--with a bonus offer--
