Sir Joshua Reynolds : : The Painter in Society / / Richard Wendorf.
That Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) became the most fashionable painter of his time was not simply due to his artistic gifts or good fortune. The art of pleasing, Richard Wendorf contends, was as much a part of Reynolds's success--in his life and in his work--as the art of painting. The author...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013] ©1996 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | Reprint 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (265 p.) :; 9 color, 32 halftones |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Art of Pleasing
- 2. Other Voices
- 3. The Marketplace and the Studio
- 4. The Studio and the Stage
- 5. Patrons and Politics
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index