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Sir Francis Chantrey: Recollections of His Life, Practice and Opinions (Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture)
George Jones
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Paperback. Originally published in 1849, this is an affectionate tribute to a great nineteenth-century sculptor and enthusiast of British art. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
A painter, army officer and eminent Royal Academician, George Jones (1786–1869) enjoyed a close friendship with the sculptor Sir Francis Chantrey (1781–1841). Britain's portrait sculptor of choice at the peak of his career, Chantrey is most celebrated for works such as his busts of Sir Walter Scott and John Horne Tooke, his statue of James Watt, the equestrian bronze of Sir Thomas Munro in India, and The Sleeping Children in Lichfield Cathedral. Originally published in 1849, this book is an affectionate tribute to the man and his work, featuring also a selection of his letters to Jones, the engraver Charles ... Read more
A painter, army officer and eminent Royal Academician, George Jones (1786–1869) enjoyed a close friendship with the sculptor Sir Francis Chantrey (1781–1841). Britain's portrait sculptor of choice at the peak of his career, Chantrey is most celebrated for works such as his busts of Sir Walter Scott and John Horne Tooke, his statue of James Watt, the equestrian bronze of Sir Thomas Munro in India, and The Sleeping Children in Lichfield Cathedral. Originally published in 1849, this book is an affectionate tribute to the man and his work, featuring also a selection of his letters to Jones, the engraver Charles ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108064453
SKU
V9781108064453
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