Views of Windsor: Watercolours

Roberts, Jane

ISBN 10: 1858940206 / ISBN 13: 9781858940205

Editore: Merrell Pub Ltd, 1995

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Riassunto:

The views of Windsor Castle painted by the brothers Thomas and Paul Sandby during the second half of the eighteenth century are some of the most exquisite and best loved British watercolours ever produced. Forty-seven of these from the British Royal Collection, arranged to form a complete topographical sequence, are illustrated here in colour and discussed together with the architectural history of the Castle, the oldest continuously occupied fortress in the western world. More than one hundred further illustrations, including photographs and maps, help to supplement the Sandbys' vivid record of life in the Castle during the eighteenth century and to trace the brothers' artistic development.

Product Description: Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.144 pages; Physical description: 144p. : ill. (some col. ), maps, plans ; 27cm. Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, June 3-Aug. 13, 1995 and at four other locations through Jan. 4, 1997. Subjects: Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain - Art collections - Exhibitions. Windsor Castle. Royal Library - Exhibitions. Contents: I. The early history of Windsor Castle -- II. Windsor Castle in the eighteenth century -- III. The later history of the Castle -- IV. Thomas Sandby -- V. Paul Sandby -- VI. Views of Windsor by Thomas and Paul Sandby -- Catalogue. I. The Lower Ward -- II. The Middle Ward -- III. The Upper Ward and North Terrace -- IV. The Castle exterior : the northern approach -- V. The Castle exterior : the south side -- VI. The Little Park and the Long Walk -- VII. The Great Park and Ascot -- App. The provenance of the Sandby drawings in the Royal Collection -- App. Media, paper, watermarks and mounts / Alan Donnithorne.

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Titolo: Views of Windsor: Watercolours
Casa editrice: Merrell Pub Ltd
Data di pubblicazione: 1995
Legatura: hardcover
Illustratore: Sandby, Thomas; Sandby, Paul
Condizione: Very Good