Court, Country, City British Art and Architecture, 1660–1735 Mark Hallett, Nigel Llewellyn, Martin Myrone

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Series:: Studies in British Art
Format:: Hardback
Publication date:: 03 May 2016
ISBN:: 9780300214802
Imprint:: YC British Art
Dimensions:: 544 pages: 251 x 171mm
Illustrations:: 194 color illus.
Sales territories:: World

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The late 17th and early 18th centuries saw profound changes in Britain and in its visual arts. This volume provides fresh perspectives on the art of the late Stuart and early Georgian periods, focusing on the concepts, spaces, and audiences of court, country, and city as reflected in an array of objects, materials, and places. The essays discuss the revolutionary political and economic circumstances of the period, which not only forged a new nation-state but also provided a structural setting for artistic production and reception. Contributions from nineteen authors and the three editors cover such diverse topics as tapestry in the age of Charles II and painting in the court of Queen Anne; male friendship portraits; mezzotint and the exchange between painting and print; the interpretation of genres such as still life and marine painting; the concept of remembered places; courtly fashion and furnishing; the codification of rules for painting; and the development of aesthetic theory.

Mark Hallett is director of studies at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Nigel Llewellyn is former head of research and Martin Myrone is lead curator, pre-1800 British art, at Tate Britain.

“A rich inquiry on late seventeenth and early eighteenth-century visual arts . . . beautifully printed with stellar illustrations.”—Rebecca Kohn, ARLIS/NA Reviews