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Rembrandt : Britain's discovery of the master
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Rembrandt : Britain's discovery of the master / Christian Tico Seifert with Peter Black, Stephanie S. Dickey, Patrick Elliott, Donato Esposito, M.J. Ripps & Jonathan Yarker.
ISBN
9781911054191
1911054198
Publication
Edinburgh : National Galleries of Scotland, [2018]
Copyright Notice Date
©2018
Physical Description
176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm
Notes
"Published by the Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland to accompany the exhibition Rembrandt: Britain's Discovery of the Master held at the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh from 7 July to 14 October 2018"-- Title page verso.
Summary
This book tells the fascinating story of Rembrandt's fame and influence in Britain. Through essays by leading scholars in the field, it explores the collecting of his artworks in the country and his impact on British artists from the 17th century to today. Including lavish images of paintings, drawings and prints and featuring British artists such as William Hogarth, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Ken Currie alongside the master.
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Britain's discovery of the master
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English
Added to Catalog
August 16, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-170) and index.
Contents
Rembrandt's Fame in Britain, 1630-1900: an Overview / Christian Tico Seifert
Rembrandt and Britain: the Modern Era / Patrick Elliott
'The Finest Possible State': Cataloguing and Collecting Rembrandt's Prints, c.1700-1840 69 / Stephanie S. Dickey
From Studio to Academy: Copying Rembrandt in Eighteenth-century Britain / Jonathan Yarker
Regarding Rembrandt: Reynolds and Rembrandt / Donato Esposito
Rembrandt: Paragon of the Etching Revival / Peter Black
Rembrandt and Britain: a 'Picture Flight' in Three Stages, 1850-1930 / M.J. Ripps.
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