Author: VINCENT, ADRIAN (1917-)
Title: 19th century maritime watercolours
Description: Newton Abbot : David & Charles 1989. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 96 p. : ill. (some col.). ports. ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: p. 95. Summary; Pictures of ships and the sea have always challenged painters. and the Victorians produced some of the most attractive examples of the genre. This book takes us on a pictorial tour of 19th century maritime painting in Britain and there are full-colour illustrations of watercolours not normally seen by the general public. together with notes on each and brief biographies of the artists. Subjects; Marine painting - 19th century - Great Britain. Watercolor painting - 19th century - Great Britain. Maritime Painting - United Kingdom. John Constable. R.A. (1776-1837). Edward William Cooke. R.A. (1811-1880). Charles Napier Hemy. R.A. (1841-1917). J.M.W. Turner. R.A. (1775-1851). William Lionel Wyllie. R.A. (1851-1931). Ships in art. British watercolour marine paintings. history. Watercolour painting - British Isles - 19th century. History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Watercolours ; Ships & shipping: general interest. Genre; Illustrated. ISBN: 0715392786. Weight in Kg appr.:

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