Rembrandt : Britain's discovery of the master / Christian Tico Seifert with Peter Black, Stephanie S. Dickey, Patrick Elliott, Donato Esposito, M.J. Ripps & Jonathan Yarker.
Publisher:
National Galleries of Scotland,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm
"Published by the Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland to accompany the exhibition Rembrandt: Britain's Discovery of the Master held at the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh from 7 July to 14 October 2018"-- Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-159) and index.
Contents:
Rembrandt's Fame in Britain, 1630-1900: an Overview / Christian Tico Seifert -- Rembrandt and Britain: the Modern Era / Patrick Elliott -- 'The Finest Possible State': Cataloguing and Collecting Rembrandt's Prints, c.1700-1840 69 / Stephanie S. Dickey -- From Studio to Academy: Copying Rembrandt in Eighteenth-century Britain / Jonathan Yarker -- Regarding Rembrandt: Reynolds and Rembrandt / Donato Esposito -- Rembrandt: Paragon of the Etching Revival / Peter Black -- Rembrandt and Britain: a 'Picture Flight' in Three Stages, 1850-1930 / M.J. Ripps.
Summary:
This book tells the fascinating story of Rembrandt's fame and influence in Britain. Through essays by leading scholars in the field, it explores the collecting of his artworks in the country and his impact on British artists from the 17th century to today. Including lavish images of paintings, drawings and prints and featuring British artists such as William Hogarth, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Ken Currie alongside the master.
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