The art of the picture frame : artists, patrons and the framing of portraits in Britain / Jacob Simon.
Published / Created:
London : National Portrait Gallery, c1996.
Physical Description:
224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
LWL 733 996 S56: Dust jacket.
Contents:
Attitudes to picture framing in Britain and abroad.--The techniques and practice of the framemaker.--The development of the picture frame.--The artist and the picture frame.--Patrons and their advisers.--Framemakers and the business of framemaking.--A survey of picture frames in the National Portrait Gallery.
Subject Terms:
Picture frames and framing -- Great Britain -- History. | Artists and patrons -- Influence.