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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
      Published 13 February 2009
      ISBN-13 9780300123357
      978-0300123357
      ISBN-10 0300123353
      Also in:
      Art: financial aspects Exhibition catalogues and specific collections

      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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