Discovery of Paris
Watercolours by Early Nineteenth-Century British Artists
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Word Count
36,000 words, Guess
Page Count
144 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780900785429
- ISBN-10090078542X
- OCLC Control Number852259774
- Better World Books9780900785429
- Open LibraryOL29666794M
Classifications
- LCCND1928 .D844 2013
- LCCND1928 .D84 2013
Description
Some of the finest views of Paris ever painted were produced by British artists working in watercolor in the early nineteenth century. With the ending of many years of war, first at the Peace of Amiens of 1802-03 and then after the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, Paris was an irresistible attraction for thousands of British tourists, among whom were many painters. There was an unprecedented interest in views of the city, and artists, such as Girtin, Bonington, Turner and David Cox, responded to this enthusiasm with an extraordinary range of works, from simple pencil views to the most elaborate watercolors, some for sale and exhibition, but many also for engraving as illustrations in guides and souvenir publications. This catalogue, accompanying a major exhibition at the Wallace Collection, discusses and illustrates more than sixty works by over twenty artists. (Exhibition: the Wallace Collection, London, UK (20.06.-15.09.2013)).
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