| Gainsborough Contributor(s): Vaughan, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 050020358X ISBN-13: 9780500203583 Publisher: Thames & Hudson OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | European - Art | Individual Artists - General - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 759.2 |
| LCCN: 2001094768 |
| Series: World of Art |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.04" W x 8.36" (0.95 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gainsborough is one of the most appealing artists of the 18th century. The author draws on recently discovered material to provide a fresh perspective on both the life and art of this master. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vaughan, William: - William Vaughan is Professor of the History of Art at Birkbeck College, London. After studying at the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford and the Courtauld Institute, London, he became an Assistant Keeper at the Tate Gallery, London. In 1972 he was appointed as lecturer at University College, London, until he took up the professorship at Birkbeck. He is the author of numerous articles and books on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century painting, including Romanticism and Art (2nd edition, 1994). In 1998 he was chosen to deliver the Paul Mellon Lectures at the National Gallery, London, on the subject of British Painting. Professor Vaughan is married with two children. |