Family & friends : a regional survey of British portraiture
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Family & friends : a regional survey of British portraiture
H.M.S.O, 1992
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This book has been published to coincide with the Norfolk Festival exhibition, Norfolk portraits, 5 September-29 November 1922 and includes the exhibition catalogue
Includes bibliography and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Published to coincide with the Norfolk Portraits exhibition at the Castle Museum, Norwich in September 1992, "Family and Friends" is a history of portraiture in Norfolk. Thoroughly researched and beautifully illustrated, the book provides a political and social historical overview of a particular region as well as an art historical one. Recurring themes include: the importance of court connections and fluctuating family fortunes; the Protestant and Whig strands within the country's history; the ties of family and friendship; the rise of the civic portrait in recognition of public position and a dearth of portraits of the lower orders in society, unless commissioned by a grateful squire.
Table of Contents
- Lively images
- the Norwich guildhall portraits - images in context
- hanging the family portraits
- Lord Hobart's gallery
- the civic face 1700-1900
- the demise of the modern portrait?.
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