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Empire to Nation: Art, History and the Visualization of Maritime Britain, 1768-1829
Geoff Quilley
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Description for Empire to Nation: Art, History and the Visualization of Maritime Britain, 1768-1829
Hardback. Offers a fresh consideration of the image of the sea in British visual culture during a critical period for both the rise of the visual arts in Britain and the expansion of the nation's imperial power. This work begins in the year 1768, which marks the foundation of the Royal Academy and the launch of Captain Cook's first circumnavigation. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 colour images + 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; ACV; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 263 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1218.
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Empire to Nation offers a new consideration of the image of the sea in British visual culture during a critical period for both the rise of the visual arts in Britain and the expansion of the nation's imperial power. It argues that maritime imagery was central to cultivating a sense of nationhood in relation to rapidly expanding geographical knowledge and burgeoning imperial ambition. At the same time, the growth of the maritime empire presented new opportunities for artistic enterprise.
Taking as its starting point the year 1768, which marks the foundation of the Royal Academy and the launch of Captain ... Read more
Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Show Less
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300175684
SKU
V9780300175684
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-36
About Geoff Quilley
Geoff Quilley is senior lecturer in art history at the University of Sussex. He was formerly curator of fine art at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Reviews for Empire to Nation: Art, History and the Visualization of Maritime Britain, 1768-1829
"[A] strikingly handsome book.” —Andrew Lambert, The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord
Andrew Lambert
The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord
Shortlisted for the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize in the Pre-1800 category, given by the Historians of British Art.
2013 Historians of British Art Short List in the Pre-1800 category
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Andrew Lambert
The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord
Shortlisted for the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize in the Pre-1800 category, given by the Historians of British Art.
2013 Historians of British Art Short List in the Pre-1800 category
... Read more