Publication

2012 - Modern Art Press in association with Bloomsbury, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

48,000 words, Guess

Page Count

192 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101408182106
  • ISBN-139781408182109
  • Library of Congress Control Number2012518864
  • OCLC Control Number796278171
  • Better World Books9781408182109
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC708.21
  • LCCN1100 .S28 2012
  • LCCN12.R7 S38 2012
and 1 more
  • LCCN1100

Alternate Titles

  • Origins of the Royal Academy of Arts in London

Description

An elegant and often amusing day-by-day account of these events and the two years that followed, The Company of Artists reveals the opposing models of a continental and a British art academy that divided leading artists of the day. As he explores their attempts to outmanoeuvre their fellows and win the support of King George III, Charles Saumarez Smith brings to life the characters involved and shows how they shaped the new Royal Academy of Arts, thereby changing the practice and perception of art in Britain for good."--pub. desc.

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