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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 1 covers
the National Gallery, the Royal Academy and the royal collections
at Buckingham and Kensington Palaces, Windsor Castle and Hampton
Court, as well as the private galleries of aristocrats and wealthy
commoners in London and the home counties, ending with the colleges
of Oxford."
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."
When Elizabeth Rigby (1809 1893) embarked on her travels to the
Baltic states in 1838, she was already a published author. She was
to play a significant role as a writer and public figure throughout
the nineteenth century. Originally published in 1841 as two
separate volumes, this book is a compilation of letters written to
her mother during her journey to Estonia. Travelling alone was an
unusual undertaking for a single woman at the time, and here she
demonstrates her ability to provide detailed descriptions of the
life and places she experiences. The first volume describes her
journey to Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia, where she will stay with her
sister. The second offers her fascinating insights into the
political and social life of Estonia in the mid-nineteenth century,
combining personal observations and historical facts. For more
information on this author, see http:
//orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=rigbel
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