| Tour of a German Artist in England 2 Volume Set: With Notices of Private Galleries, and Remarks on the State of Art Contributor(s): Passavant, Johann David (Author), Rigby, Elizabeth (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1108074200 ISBN-13: 9781108074209 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $88.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Art | Individual Artists - General |
| Dewey: 709.2 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.8" (1.80 lbs) 698 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The German artist Johann David Passavant (1787-1861) visited Britain in 1831 in order to examine works by Raphael in private and public galleries for a book he was preparing. He had not been able to find any helpful German accounts of British collections, and so decided to publish a narrative of his own travels and observations. The British writer and art critic Elizabeth Rigby (later Lady Eastlake) produced a two-volume translation in 1836, believing that English readers would benefit from Passavant's descriptions of little-known collections in their own country, as well as from his practitioner's response to the works themselves. Volume 1 covers the National Gallery and the various royal and aristocratic collections in London, and ends with the colleges of Oxford. Volume 2, beginning at Blenheim Palace, and finishing in Cambridge, also provides a list of the pictures discussed and an overview of collections not visited. |
