Charles Brooking, 1723-1759: Paintings, Drawings and Engravings
Author : Aldeburgh Festival, Suffolk
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Page : 42 pages
File Size : 12,91 MB
Release : 1966
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Author : Aldeburgh Festival, Suffolk
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Page : 42 pages
File Size : 12,91 MB
Release : 1966
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Author : David Joel
Publisher : ACC Distribution
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 13,58 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Art
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Charles Brooking is at the forefront of English marine painters, but since he died, aged thirty-six, in 1759, there was to be no recognition in his short life to justify his remarkable ability. He has probably produced the most atmospheric and beautiful marine paintings of all time. All his known pictures are illustrated and described in this much needed catalogue raisonn, together with all his known drawings and engravings. There is also a chapter on eighteenth century London marine engravers written by James Taylor, a curator at the National Maritime Museum. The book also describes the Dutch marine painters in the seventeenth century and shows how the English school developed following the Van de Veldes' work at Greenwich. This is the first book to cover fully eighteenth century British marine painters in general terms and Charles Brooking in particular. It is badly needed by scholars, collectors, sale rooms, museums and art galleries. 142 colour & 193 b/w illustrations
Author : John Thomas Smith
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Page : 454 pages
File Size : 43,29 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Artists
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Author : Joseph Farington
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Page : 466 pages
File Size : 31,23 MB
Release : 1802
Category : Artists
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Author : Walpole Society (Great Britain)
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Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,92 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Art
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Author : Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum
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Page : 290 pages
File Size : 34,94 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Art
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Author : National Gallery (Great Britain)
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Page : 206 pages
File Size : 15,99 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Painters
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Author : C.H. Layman
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 43,29 MB
Release : 2015-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 191006551X
This is the astounding story of HMS Wager, driven ashore in foul weather onto the inhospitable coast of Patagonian Chile in 1741. Shipwreck was followed by murder, starvation, mutiny, and the fearful ordeal of 36 survivors out of about 140 men. Some were enslaved, some defected; many drowned. The captain shot one of his officers. There was an epic open-boat voyage of 2500 nautical miles through the world's most hostile seas, probably the greatest castaway voyage in the annals of the sea, and the least known. Midshipman Byron, the grandfather of the poet, was prominent among the survivors. The story is placed in its historical context, using eye-witness accounts where possible, with some previously unpublished material. It finishes with the finding of the wreck by a British expedition in 2006. Foreword written by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
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Page : 592 pages
File Size : 37,23 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Great Britain
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Author : Joseph Farington
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Page : 464 pages
File Size : 30,8 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Artists
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