Rowlandson: a new interpretation / (by) Ronald Paulson
1972, 1st Edition. London: Studio Vista. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #337701
ISBN: 0289702275
Physical description: 144 pages: ill. ; 26 cm. Contents: Reading structures: from Hogarth to Rowlandson -- The comedy of contrasting shapes -- The ugly and the beautiful -- Borderline states of being -- Contexts: the picturesque, the grotesque, and comparative anatomy -- Youth and age: the romantic triangle -- People looking at things -- The dance of death. Subjects: Rowlandson, Thomas 1756-1827. Rowlandson, Thomas 1756-1827 Criticism and interpretation. Rowlandson, Thomas 1756-1827 Themes, motives. Artists; Drawings. Eighteenth century. Caricatures and cartoons Great Britain. Watercolourists, British 18th century. Watercolourists, British 19th century. Painting, British 18th century. Painting, British 19th century. Genre: Illustrated.
Price: €18.95