
Spreading Canvas
Eighteenth-Century British Marine Painting
Eleanor Hughes(Editor)
Yale University Press
Published on 6. September 2016
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-0-300-22157-2 (ISBN)
Description
Spreading Canvas takes a close look at the tradition of marine painting that flourished in 18th-century Britain. Drawing primarily on the extensive collections of the Yale Center for British Art and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, this publication shows how the genre corresponded with Britain's growing imperial power and celebrated its increasing military presence on the seas, representing the subject matter in a way that was both documentary and sublime. Works by leading purveyors of the style, including Peter Monamy, Samuel Scott, Dominic Serres, and Nicholas Pocock, are featured alongside sketches, letters, and other ephemera that help frame the political and geographic significance of these inspiring views, while also establishing the painters' relationships to concurrent metropolitan art cultures. This survey, featuring a wealth of beautifully reproduced images, demonstrates marine painting's overarching relevance to British culture of the era.
Published in association with the Yale Center for British Art
Exhibition Schedule:
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
(09/15/16-12/04/16)
Published in association with the Yale Center for British Art
Exhibition Schedule:
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
(09/15/16-12/04/16)
Reviews / Votes
"A layered analysis of a complex subject . . . the culmination of many years' work."-Laura Beach, Antiques and the Arts Weekly -- Laura Beach * Antiques and the Arts Weekly *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
312 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 241 mm
Weight
1814 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-22157-2 (9780300221572)
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Persons
Eleanor Hughes is the deputy director of art & program at The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.