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British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections
Christopher Wright
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Description for British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections
Hardback. Provides a work of reference covering British and Irish art in public collections from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the end of the nineteenth. This book lists nearly 9,000 painters, with almost 90,000 paintings, in more than 1,700 separate collections. It covers those pictures that are lost, mostly as a consequence of the WWII. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 850 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 248 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2812.
This book sets a new standard as a work of reference. It covers British and Irish art in public collections from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the end of the nineteenth, and it encompasses nearly 9,000 painters and 90,000 paintings in more than 1,700 separate collections. The book includes as well pictures that are now lost, some as a consequence of the Second World War and others because of de-accessioning, mostly from 1950 to about 1975 when Victorian art was out of fashion.
By listing many tens of thousands of previously unpublished works, including around 13,000 which do ... Read more
This book sets a new standard as a work of reference. It covers British and Irish art in public collections from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the end of the nineteenth, and it encompasses nearly 9,000 painters and 90,000 paintings in more than 1,700 separate collections. The book includes as well pictures that are now lost, some as a consequence of the Second World War and others because of de-accessioning, mostly from 1950 to about 1975 when Victorian art was out of fashion.
By listing many tens of thousands of previously unpublished works, including around 13,000 which do ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Series
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Number of Pages
850
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300117301
SKU
V9780300117301
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About Christopher Wright
Christopher Wright is a freelance art historian.
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