- Hardcover: 248 pages
- Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts, London (27 July 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905711484
- ISBN-13: 978-1905711482
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 27.7 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Paul Sandby RA (17311809) has long been considered the father of English watercolour painting. Presiding over the professionalisation and popularisation of themedium, he painted views throughout Britain, finding new scenes in a country experiencing rapid social and commercial development, and portraying familiar ones with a fresh eye. In thismagnificent survey, published to celebrate the artists bicentenary, leading authorities draw on new research to offer fresh perspectives on Sandbys work and the development of eighteenth-century British art.His role as a teacher and his innovations in printmaking are explored, as is the cultural and geographical scope of his work. Encompassing rural, urban,modern and historical themes, his art is unrivalled among that of his contemporaries for its remarkable range.
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Picturing Georgian Britain,
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This review is from: Paul Sandby: Picturing Britain (Hardcover)
Paul Sandby was the English watercolourist supreme of the late 18th/ early 19th century. A recent exhibition of his works, held to celebrate the bicentenary of his death has been held at his birthplace, Nottingham, and this will soon transfer to the Royal Academy in London, where it will be on show from 13th March to the 13th June 2010.The catalogue of the exhibition however has been made available as a hardback book, edited by John Bonehill and Stephen Daniels, the research for which was conducted with the help of generous aid and support from the Paul Mellon Centre for the studies of British Art and is full of marvellous images of late 18th/ early19th century England, many of which have great relevance to incidents/references in Jane Austen's novels , not least his depiction of ruined abbeys and ancient castles which would set Catherine Morland's heart a-beating, and views of army encampments fit enough to enrapture the hearts of Lydia, Kitty and even Mary Bennet. The pictures of army encampments contained in this book are fascinating and date from the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in 1780 , when rioting, which began in St Georges Field on the south bank of the Thames wreaked havoc across the capital, and was so memorable that when nearly 20 years later Jane Austen was writing Northanger Abbey , the very mention of rioting in London was enough to strike horror into the tender heart of Eleanor Tilney. The detail in the watercolors and aquatints is amazing and gives an accurate idea of what like was really like to live in London and the English countryside of Jane Austen's era .It is quite possible to lose oneself within them , imagining that many of her characters, Emma and Mr Knightley, for example, might saunter into the frame at any minute. I can thoroughly recommend this book.
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A picture of Britain: the people and landscapes,
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This review is from: Paul Sandby: Picturing Britain (Hardcover)
On visiting the Royal Academy in London, the Paul Sandby exhibition was infinitely preferable to the Van Gogh one, so I bought the book, which is a catalogue of the exhibition, the first one to explore the full range of the artist's practice over the length of his career.Paul Sandby was effectively the first great English watercolour painter. He painted scenes throughout Britain, and sought to capture the changing landscape and social situation of Britons. The types of offerings are: maps (some of battles), graphic satire, decorative designs, as well as landscapes and pictures of great houses. Sandby was considered innovative in his use of light and dark, as well as depth, and so a lot of his landscapes contain an unusual amount of life. Some of my favourite pictures are of street scenes, and Sandby's attention to detail, especially with people, make many amusing moments; others are a great insight into the way people behaved: the characters, no matter their size on the canvas, have life. Sandby captured an age of history, from Royal houses through to common street scenes, taking in the army and some aspects of middle class. There is so much to enjoy visually. There is also a lot of commentary from some excellent writers, who put the pictures into context with (obviously) authoritative writing that is also very readable. As a gift, or as a learning experience, this book is a great buy, and the reproduction quality of the pictures is excellent.
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