Tour of a German Artist in England

With Notices of Private Galleries, and Remarks on the State of Art
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-108-07419-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 334 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 472 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture

The German artist Johann David Passavant (1787–1861) visited Britain in 1831 in order to examine works by Raphael in private and public galleries for a book he was preparing. He had not been able to find any helpful German accounts of British collections, and so decided to publish a narrative of his own travels and observations. The British writer and art critic Elizabeth Rigby (later Lady Eastlake) produced a two-volume translation in 1836, believing that English readers would benefit from Passavant's descriptions of little-known collections in their own country, as well as from his practitioner's response to the works themselves. Volume 2 begins with the duke of Marlborough's collection at Blenheim, and continues to cover Chatsworth, Althorpe, Holkham, and other 'country seats', finishing in Cambridge. Passavant also provides a catalogue of drawings at Buckingham Palace, a list of the pictures discussed, and an overview of collections not visited.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Passavant, Johann David

Weitere Mitwirkende

Rigby, Elizabeth

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Malerei: Gemälde
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: 19. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstsammlung, Museen, Ausstellungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Blenheim; 2. Liverpool; 3. Chatsworth; 4. Althorpe; 5. Holkham; 6. Cambridge; 7. Different country seats; 8. Drawings at Buckingham Palace; 9. Catalogues of pictures; 10. General survey of art in England; Index.