James northcote, history painting, and the fables
Auteur :
Ledbury, Mark
Éditeur :
Yale University Press
ISBN :
9780300208139
Date de publication :
9 oct. 2014
Dimensions :
30,5 x 25,4 cm
Poids :
1792 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The artistic accomplishments of James Northcote (1746-1831) have tended to be overshadowed by his role as a biographer of Joshua Reynolds, first President of the Royal Academy of Arts. This book focuses on Northcote's One Hundred Fables (1828), a masterpiece of wood engraving.