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Offers a study of John Talman, the first director of the Society of Antiquaries and one of the most influential collectors of drawings in early 18th-century Britain. This book discusses the history of Talman's acquisitions, shedding light on the competitive nature, social practices, and aesthetic ideas of connoisseurship in England and abroad.

John Talman

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    Publisher: Yale University Press
    Publication Date: 13/02/2009
    ISBN13: 9780300123357, 978-0300123357
    ISBN10: 0300123353

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Offers a study of John Talman, the first director of the Society of Antiquaries and one of the most influential collectors of drawings in early 18th-century Britain. This book discusses the history of Talman's acquisitions, shedding light on the competitive nature, social practices, and aesthetic ideas of connoisseurship in England and abroad.

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