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9781108074513: The Life and Letters of Washington Allston: With Reproductions from Allston's Pictures
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ISBN 10: 1108074510 ISBN 13: 9781108074513
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Sinossi

This 1893 biography of American painter Washington Allston throws light on the artist, his works, and his milieu.

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Descrizione del libro

Washington Allston (1779–1843) was considered by many at the time to be the greatest painter yet produced by the United States, and was a member of the circle of Coleridge, Wordsworth and Southey. This 1893 biography by his nephew and pupil throws light on the artist, his works, and his milieu.

Contenuti

Dedication; Preface; 1. Allston's parentage; 2. Allston's college life at Cambridge; 3. Return to Charleston; 4. First impressions of London; 5. With Vanderlyn in Paris; 6. Irving in Allston's studio; 7. Letter from Coleridge; 8. Painting and purchase of 'The Angel Releasing St Peter from Prison'; 9. 'The Dead Man Revived'; 10. The portrait of Coleridge; 11. Mrs Allston's death; 12. Sale of 'The Dead Man Revived'; 13. Allston's second visit to Paris; 14. Allston's final return to America; 15. Letters of the year 1819; 16. Letters of 1820 to 1824; 17. Letters by Henry Greenough; 18. Letters from 1826 to 1830; 19. Correspondence between Allston and Verplanck; 20. The 'Jeremiah'; 21. Letter from Edward Everett; 22. Vindication of Allston against accusations of indolence; 23. Letters from 1835 to 1838; 24. Mrs Jameson's praise of the Allston exhibition; 25. Allston's letters during the last years of his life; 26. Death of Allston; 27. First inspection of 'Belshazzar'; 28. Recollections of Allston; 29. Letters on Allston; 30. Letters from Horatio Greenough; 31. Allston's poetry and other literary work; 32. Allston's originality; Index.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
2014
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1108074510
ISBN 13 
9781108074513
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
496
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
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