A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set

A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set

$195.00
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A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
  • A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set
A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set

A Century of Painters of the English School 2 Volume Set

$195.00

A handsome two-volume antique set of "A Century of Painters of the English School, with Critical Notices of Their Works," by Richard and Samuel Redgrave, first published in London by Smith, Elder & Co. in 1866. Bound in warm tan leather with contrasting brown gilt-titled spine labels and delicate gilt tooling to the raised bands and panels.

This landmark work is considered the first popular account of British painting, tracing the evolution of English art from its early Dutch-influenced roots through the emergence of a distinctly English school — covering Hogarth, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Turner, Constable, and many other major figures, along with an account of the Royal Academy's role in British art. Written by brothers Richard Redgrave (a Royal Academician and surveyor of the Queen's pictures) and Samuel Redgrave, it remains an important reference in the history of British art writing.

A striking two-volume set for a library shelf or as a meaningful gift for an art history lover, collector, or anglophile. The books are in excellent antique condition with very minor wear to the spines. 

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