The fine arts of the English school : illustrated by a series of engravings, from paintings, sculpture, and architecture, of eminent English artists : with ample biographical, critical, and descriptive essays, by various authors / edited, and partly written by John Britton, F.S.A.
Published / Created:
[London] : Printed at the Chiswick Press, by C. Whittingham, for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown [etc.], 1812.
Physical Description:
[128] p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 42 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Frontispiece plate shows a "Design for a national institution, appropriated to the fine arts, the sciences and literature of the kingdom" by Joseph Gandy. The National Gallery in London was not opened until 1838 and was then designed by William Wilkins.
Contents:
A brief biographical memoir of John Dunning, Lord Ashburton / by John Adolphus -- A brief biographical memoir of George Romney / by Thomas Phillips -- A biographical memoir of John, Marquis of Granby / by John Mason Good -- A biographical memoir of Sir Joshua Reynolds / by James Northcote -- Remarks on the picture of Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds / by John Britton -- A brief biographical memoir of Richard Wilson / by John Britton -- A monumental statue: designed and executed in marble by John Flaxman / R.H. -- The Expiation of Orestes painted by Richard Westall for Thomas Hope / J.L.B. -- A monumental alto-relievo designed, and executed in marble, by John Flaxman / R.H. -- Titania, Puck, the Changeling, etc. from Shakespeare's play of A midsummer night's dream, painted by George Romney / W.H.W. -- A monumental group designed, and executed in marble, by Joseph Nollekens / R.H. -- The sixth angel, etc. from Revelations painted by Henry Howard / R.H. -- Remarks on the picture of the Earl of Argyle in prison painted by James Northcote for the Earl Grey / P. Hoare -- Pope's villa, a landscape painted by J.W.M. Turner / by John Britton -- Thetis and Achilles painted by Benjamin West for Thomas Hope / by John Britton -- Remarks on the statue of a falling giant designed, and executed in marble, by Thomas Banks / by John Britton -- The cottage door, a landscape by Thomas Gainsborough / by John Britton -- A monumental group designed, and executed in marble, by John Flaxman, erected to the memory of William, Earl of Mansfield / by John Britton -- An essay towards a history and description of the cathedral church of St. Paul, London : with a concise account of the edifices which have previously occupied the same site / by Edmund Aikin ; illustrated by plates, from drawings by James Elmes.
Subject Terms:
Art -- Great Britain. | Artists, British. | Art, Modern -- 18th century. | Artists -- England -- Biography. | Bohn, J. -- Bookbinder. | Wadmore, James Foster -- Bookplate. | Mylne, Robert W. -- Bookplate. | Mylne, William John Home -- Bookplate. | Tandy, C.S. -- Bookplate. | Hope, Thomas -- ALS to John Britton. | Britton, John -- ALS from John Britton. | Turner, J.M.W. -- ALS to John Britton. | Britton, John -- ALS from J.M.W. Turner. | Tinker, Chauncey Brewster, 1876-1963 -- Bookplate. [BEIN]