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This four-volume work by Gustav Friedrich Waagen (1794â1868), edited and translated by Lady Eastlake (1809â93), was published between 1854 and 1857. As Waagen explains in his preface, he had previously published an account of his experiences on his first visit to Britain in 1835, but this new and longer work was addressed primarily to a British audience. It also differs in that the earlier work was more of a general travelogue, whereas these volumes provide a more detailed catalogue - albeit in epistolary form - of works of art in public and private collections. Waagen was crucial to the adoption in Britain of the new approach to art history pioneered by German scholars, and his work is still consulted on matters of provenance. After an essay on the history of art collecting in Britain, Volume 1 describes the treasures of the British Museum, the National Gallery and the Royal Academy.

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Preface; 1. Passage to London; 2. Physiognomy of London; 3. The British Museum; 4. Townley Collection; 5. Byzantine Mss.; 6. Anglo-Saxon and English Mss.; 7. German Mss.; 8. Drawings by the Old Masters in the British Museum; 9. Niello plates; 10. The National Gallery; 11. Pictures of the English school in Marlborough House; 12. Works of art at the Royal Academy.

Treasures of Art in Great Britain Being An Account Of The Chief Collections Of Paintings Drawings Sculptures Illuminated Mss C C Library Collection Art and Architecture

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 4/2/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108078917, 978-1108078917
      ISBN10: 1108078915
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This four-volume work by Gustav Friedrich Waagen (1794â1868), edited and translated by Lady Eastlake (1809â93), was published between 1854 and 1857. As Waagen explains in his preface, he had previously published an account of his experiences on his first visit to Britain in 1835, but this new and longer work was addressed primarily to a British audience. It also differs in that the earlier work was more of a general travelogue, whereas these volumes provide a more detailed catalogue - albeit in epistolary form - of works of art in public and private collections. Waagen was crucial to the adoption in Britain of the new approach to art history pioneered by German scholars, and his work is still consulted on matters of provenance. After an essay on the history of art collecting in Britain, Volume 1 describes the treasures of the British Museum, the National Gallery and the Royal Academy.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. Passage to London; 2. Physiognomy of London; 3. The British Museum; 4. Townley Collection; 5. Byzantine Mss.; 6. Anglo-Saxon and English Mss.; 7. German Mss.; 8. Drawings by the Old Masters in the British Museum; 9. Niello plates; 10. The National Gallery; 11. Pictures of the English school in Marlborough House; 12. Works of art at the Royal Academy.

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