Exhibiting Englishness : John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery and the formation of a national aesthetic / Rosie Dias.
Published / Created:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013]
Physical Description:
viii, 274 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Creating a space for English art -- Reynolds, Boydell and Northcote: negotiating the ideology of the English aesthetic -- "The Shakespeare of the canvas": Fuseli and the construction of English artistic genius -- Painting comedy in the Shakespeare Gallery -- Conclusion: beyond the Shakespeare Gallery.
Subject Terms:
Nationalism and art -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. | Aesthetics, British -- 18th century. | Boydell, John, 1720–1804. | Shakspeare Gallery.