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20%OFFMaria D(Ed) Alpanes - The English Prize: The Capture of the Westmorland, An Episode of the Grand Tour - 9780300176056 - V9780300176056
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The English Prize: The Capture of the Westmorland, An Episode of the Grand Tour

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Laden with works of art acquired by young British travelers on the Grand Tour in Italy, the British merchant ship Westmorland sailed from the Italian port of Livorno before being captured by French naval vessels and escorted to Malaga in southern Spain. The artistic treasures on board were purchased by King Carlos III of Spain, and the majority were deposited in the collections of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. There they resided, unknown, until recent research, using original inventories that survive in the Academia's archives, identified the Westmorland's rich cargo.

The English Prize reveals the gripping story ... Read more



Published in association with the Yale Center for British Art, the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, and the Real Academia de Belles Artes de San Fernando, Madrid


Exhibition Schedule:

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford(05/09/12-08/29/12)

Yale Center for British Art
(10/03/12-01/20/13)

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300176056
SKU
V9780300176056
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Maria D(Ed) Alpanes
María Dolores Sánchez-Jáuregui Alpañés is the lead scholar in the Westmorland research project. Scott Wilcox is chief curator of art collections at the Yale Center for British Art.

Reviews for The English Prize: The Capture of the Westmorland, An Episode of the Grand Tour
“Part adventure tale, part detective story, and completely engaging . . . a visual treat . . . illuminating.”—The Magazine Antiques 
The Magazine Antiques
Winner of the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize for the Multi-authored category.
Historians of British Art Book Prize
Historians of British Art

Goodreads reviews for The English Prize: The Capture of the Westmorland, An Episode of the Grand Tour


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