The Portrait and the English Country House in the Long Eighteenth Century
Edición de la obra Placing Faces
| Autor | Gill Perry, Kate Retford, Jordan Vibert Vibert, Hannah Lyons |
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| Editorial | Manchester University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2013 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 320 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780719090394 |
| OCLC | 864790541 |
| Número de Cutter | P463p |
This book explores the rich but understudied relationship between English country houses and the portraits they contain. It features essays by well-known scholars such as Alison Yarrington, Gill Perry, Kate Retford, Harriet Guest, Emma Barker and Desmond Shawe-Taylor. Works discussed include grand portraits, intimate pastels and imposing sculptures. Moving between residences as diverse as Stowe, Althorp Park, the Vache, Chatsworth, Knole and Windsor Castle, it unpicks the significance of various spaces - the closet, the gallery, the library - and the ways in which portraiture interacted with those environments.