This two-volume life of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 92) was begun by
the Royal Academician Charles Leslie (1794 1859), who had
previously published a life of John Constable, also reissued in
this series. On Leslie's death, the journalist and dramatist Tom
Taylor (1817 80) completed the work, published in 1865. Leslie's
motive was that he felt that Reynolds had been unfairly treated by
an earlier biography. He aimed to show that Reynolds was 'the
genial centre of a most various and brilliant society, as well as
the transmitter of its chief figures to our time by his potent
art'. One of the greatest artists of the eighteenth century,
especially famous for his portraits, Reynolds was also instrumental
in founding the Royal Academy, and was its first president. Volume
1 covers his early life and his progress as an artist until his
fiftieth year."
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture |
Release date: |
March 2014 |
First published: |
March 2014 |
Authors: |
Charles Robert Leslie
• Tom Taylor
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
566 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-06903-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
The arts: general issues >
General
|
LSN: |
1-108-06903-7 |
Barcode: |
9781108069038 |
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