An indolent and blundering art? : the etching revival and the redefinition of etching in England, 18...
An indolent and blundering art? : the etching revival and the redefinition of etching in England, 18...
An indolent and blundering art? : the etching revival and the redefinition of etching in England, 1838-1892 / Emma Chambers.
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Publisher
Aldershot : Ashgate, c1999.
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N767.20942/1
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Language
English
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xvi, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: 'An indolent and blundering art'? The Etching Revival and the redefinition of etching in England 1838-1892 -- 1. From chemical process to the aesthetics of omission: etching and the languages of art criticism in nineteenth-century England -- 2. Private sociability versus professional s...
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Publisher
Aldershot : Ashgate, c1999.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
"English etching changed radically during the nineteenth century. The new style of work gave etching a distinctive appearance which was allied to theories of the sketch and of working direct from nature and reliant on swift execution. The freedom and directness of the etching process became a key plank in a sustained attempt to raise the status of...
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An indolent and blundering art? : the etching revival and the redefinition of etching in England, 1838-1892 / Emma Chambers.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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c1999.
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N767.20942/1
Record Identifier
74VvEm7505Xl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvEm7505Xl
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ISBN
1859284442 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781859284445 :
1859284442 :
9781859284445 (hardback : alk. paper)
DDC
767.2094209034
MMS ID
991011562549702626
