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Placing faces : the portrait and the English country house in the long eighteenth century

by Perry, Gillian, editor of compilation , Retford, Kate, 1974- editor of compilation , Vibert, Jordan, editor of compilation , Lyons, Hannah, editor of compilation

in Portrait painting, British. / Portraits. / Country homes. / Art Exhibition techniques History.

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Placing faces : the portrait and the English country house in the long eighteenth century

Perry, Gillian, editor of compilation,

Retford, Kate, 1974- editor of compilation,

Vibert, Jordan, editor of compilation,

Lyons, Hannah, editor of compilation

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This book explores the rich but understudied relationship between English country houses and the portraits they contain. It features essays by well-known scholars such as Alison Yarrington, Gill Perry, Kate Retford, Harriet Guest, Emma Barker and Desmond Shawe-Taylor. Works discussed include grand portraits, intimate pastels and imposing sculptures. Moving between residences as diverse as Stowe, Althorp Park, the Vache, Chatsworth, Knole and Windsor Castle, it unpicks the significance of various spaces - the closet, the gallery, the library - and the ways in which portraiture interacted with those environments.

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Manchester University Press

Subject

Portrait painting, British.

/ Portraits.

/ Country homes.

/ Art Exhibition techniques History.

ISBN

9780719090394, 0719090393

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