Illustrated with a collection of oils and watercolours depicting yacht racing, royal yachts, regattas and state occasions, plus a section on yachting nostalagia, this book provides a history of yachting life from the 17th century onwards. The images cover an international range of subjects by famous and lesser-known artists.
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James Taylor FRSA read Art History at St Andrews and Museum Studies at Manchester University. After a time at Phillips Fine Art Auctioneers and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, he was appointed Assistant Curator of Pictures at the National Maritime Museum in 1988. He contributes regularly to a variety of journals such as Antique Collector and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has published Marine Painting (Studio Editions, 1995) and has curated major exhibitions on yachting art.
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