Rustic Simplicity Scenes from Cottage Life in Nineteenth-Century Britain |
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| Author:
| Payne, Christiana |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85331-747-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines nineteenth-century rustic genre paintings in their social and intellectual context. It also deals with the issues raised by their contemporary popularity and subsequent neglect in the twentieth century. It reproduces 100 illustrations by artists such as William Mulready, the Pre-Raphaelites and the Newlyn School, as well as examining the relatively neglected work of David Wilkie, William Collins, Thomas Webster, Thomas Faed and Alfred Fripp.
This book examines nineteenth-century rustic genre paintings in their social and intellectual context. It also deals with the issues raised by their contemporary popularity and subsequent neglect in the twentieth century. It reproduces 100 illustrations by artists such as William Mulready, the Pre-Raphaelites and the Newlyn School, as well as examining the relatively neglected work of David Wilkie, William Collins, Thomas Webster, Thomas Faed and Alfred Fripp.