The Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection PDF Author: Wallace Collection (London, England)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 544

Get Book

Book Description
Catalogue of the Wallace Collection of eighteenth-century French furniture. Covers the materials, construction and decoration of each piece, with an account of its history and a commentary on its dating, style and maker.

The Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection PDF Author: Wallace Collection (London, England)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 544

Get Book

Book Description
Catalogue of the Wallace Collection of eighteenth-century French furniture. Covers the materials, construction and decoration of each piece, with an account of its history and a commentary on its dating, style and maker.

The Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection PDF Author: Stephen Duffy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Get Book

Book Description
The Wallace Collection is both a national museum and the finest private collection of art ever assembled by one family. It was bequeathed to the nation in 1897 by Lady Wallace, widow of Sir Richard Wallace, the illegitimate son of the fourth Marquess of

Joshua Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds PDF Author: Lucy Davis
Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing
ISBN: 9780900785757
Category : Painters, British
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Get Book

Book Description
First published to accompany the exhibition held at The Wallace Collection, London, March 12 - June 7, 2015.

Forgotten Masters

Forgotten Masters PDF Author: William Dalrymple
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
ISBN: 1781301018
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Get Book

Book Description
As the East India Company extended its sway across India in the late eighteenth century, many remarkable artworks were commissioned by Company officials from Indian painters who had previously worked for the Mughals. Published to coincide with the first UK exhibition of these masterworks at The Wallace Collection, this book celebrates the work of a series of extraordinary Indian artists, each with their own style and tastes and agency, all of whom worked for British patrons between the 1770s and the bloody end of the Mughal rule in 1857. Edited by writer and historian William Dalrymple, these hybrid paintings explore both the beauty of the Indian natural world and the social realities of the time in one hundred masterpieces, often of astonishing brilliance and originality. They shed light on a forgotten moment in Anglo-Indian history during which Indian artists responded to European influences while keeping intact their own artistic visions and styles. These artists represent the last phase of Indian artistic genius before the onset of the twin assaults - photography and the influence of western colonial art schools - ended an unbroken tradition of painting going back two thousand years. As these masterworks show, the greatest of these painters deserve to be remembered as among the most remarkable Indian artists of all time.

Miniatures in the Wallace Collection

Miniatures in the Wallace Collection PDF Author: Wallace Collection (London, England)
Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing
ISBN: 9780900785832
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Get Book

Book Description
?The 4th Marquess of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace were both passionate collectors of miniatures, exquisite small paintings in watercolor or enamel, generally made for private contemplation and one of the most popular mediums of portraiture in an age before the advent of photography. This book presents one of the major British collections of miniatures, a group of over 330 works which formed part of the generous bequest to the British nation made by Lady Wallace in 1897.

Masterpieces of European Arms and Armour in the Wallace Collection

Masterpieces of European Arms and Armour in the Wallace Collection PDF Author: Tobias Capwell
Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing
ISBN: 9780900785863
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Get Book

Book Description
"With its selection of masterpieces of European arms and armour, this book provides both an overview of some of the treasures of the collection and a wonderful survey of European arms and armour. I hope it will whet the appetite of readers to want to move on to our new Complete Digital Catalogue of European Arms and Armour in the Wallace Collection, with its more than 7000 stunning photographs and full texts of all the previous catalogues."--"Director's foreword", p. 7.

Watteau at the Wallace Collection

Watteau at the Wallace Collection PDF Author: Christoph Martin Vogtherr
Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing
ISBN: 9780900785849
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Get Book

Book Description
One of the most famous and influential artists of the eighteenth century, Jean-Antoine Watteau (c. 1684-1721) fundamentally changed the course of French painting. With masterpieces such as Les charmes de la vie, Lady at her Toilet and Les Champs lis es, the Wallace Collection preserves one of the three outstanding collections of his paintings worldwide (together with Paris and Berlin) but it has never before been the subject of a special exhibition or a separate study. Continuing the series of monographs highlighting important works by masters in the Wallace Collection, this book discusses in depth all eight paintings by Watteau in the Collection and two of his lesser-known works at the Soane Museum and in York. Each of the paintings, which together span his entire career and represent many aspects of his work, will form the starting point for a chapter of the book. Among the topics discussed will be: Watteau and Theater, Watteau and the Art Market, The Artist at Work, Watteau - the Academician, The Erotic and the Indecent in Watteau's Work, and Watteau in London.

Armour of the English Knight, 1400-1450

Armour of the English Knight, 1400-1450 PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780993324604
Category : Armor, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Get Book

Book Description


Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain

Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780900785320
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Get Book

Book Description


Faithful and Fearless

Faithful and Fearless PDF Author: Giles, Zeny
Publisher: Giles
ISBN: 9781913875015
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Get Book

Book Description
An engaging, giftable, richly-illustrated look at the special connection between people and their beloved pet.