Below Stairs: 400 Years of Servants' Portraits: 400 Years of Servants' Portraits (E) - Brossura

Waterfield, Giles; French, Anne; Craske, Matthew

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ISBN 10: 185514509X ISBN 13: 9781855145092

Casa editrice: Natl Portrait Gallery Pubns, 2003

Riassunto

"Below Stairs" is a study of servant portraiture in Britain and is illustrated with works by Hogarth, Gainsborough and Stubbs. Continuing the examination of traditional domestic life explored in the films "Gosford Park" and "Remains of the Day", "Below Stairs" is also the subject of a BBC Four documentary. Featuring portraits of all ranks of servant the book illustrates the shifting organisation of households through the centuries, and the highly complex relationships between employers and employees. Traditionally, portraiture in Britain has concentrated on recording the upper classes and the celebrated. Instead, "Below Stairs" explores the representation of the servant, be it in a grand or modest household, in the country or in the town, at the royal courts or at colleges and clubs. This groundbreaking selection of paintings and photographs tells a fascinating story about power, class and human relationships spanning over 400 years of social and economic history.

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• Editore: Natl Portrait Gallery Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 185514509X
• ISBN 13: 9781855145092
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 212