A Striking Likeness
Title | A Striking Likeness PDF eBook |
Author | David A Cross |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 345 |
Release | 2019-06-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1351785044 |
This title was first published in 2000: In their stunning simplicity, George Romney's portraits of eighteenth-century gentry and their children are among the most widely recognised creations of his age. A rival to Reynolds and Gainsborough, Romney was born in 1734 on the edge of the Lake District, the landscape of which never ceased to influence his eye for composition and colour. He moved in 1762 to London where there was an insatiable market for portraits of the landed gentry to fill the elegant picture galleries of their country houses. Romney's sitters included William Beckford and Emma Hart, later Lady Hamilton. An influential figure, one of the founding fathers of neo-classicism and a harbinger of romanticism, Romney yearned to develop his talents as a history painter. Countless drawings bear witness to ambitious projects on elemental themes which were rarely executed on canvas. Richly illustrated, this is the first biography of Romney to explore the full diversity of his oeuvre.
The Sportsman's Pocket Companion: Being a Striking Likeness Or Portraiture of the Most Eminent Race Horses and Stallions, that Ever Were in this Kingdom ... To which is Added Their ... Pedigrees and Performances ... Drawn by James Roberts and Engraved by Henry Roberts
Title | The Sportsman's Pocket Companion: Being a Striking Likeness Or Portraiture of the Most Eminent Race Horses and Stallions, that Ever Were in this Kingdom ... To which is Added Their ... Pedigrees and Performances ... Drawn by James Roberts and Engraved by Henry Roberts PDF eBook |
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Pages | 98 |
Release | 1760 |
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For the Right
Title | For the Right PDF eBook |
Author | Karl Emil Franzos |
Publisher | |
Pages | 562 |
Release | 1888 |
Genre | German fiction |
ISBN |
English and Chinese Dictionary
Title | English and Chinese Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | William Lobscheid |
Publisher | |
Pages | 612 |
Release | 1869 |
Genre | English language |
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The Quarterly Review (London)
Title | The Quarterly Review (London) PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 256 |
Release | 1812 |
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The Quarterly Review
Title | The Quarterly Review PDF eBook |
Author | William Gifford |
Publisher | |
Pages | 516 |
Release | 1812 |
Genre | English literature |
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The History of a Rare Washington Print
Title | The History of a Rare Washington Print PDF eBook |
Author | William Spohn Baker |
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Pages | 78 |
Release | 1889 |
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