Those Delightful Regions Of Imagination - Essays On George Romney

KIDSON, Alex (editor)

ISBN 10: 0300094582 / ISBN 13: 9780300094589

Published by U.K / Yale University Press, 2002

About this Item

With a sub-title of 'Studies In British Art 9' Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art & The Yale Center for British Art. It accompanied an exhibition at the Liverpool Walker Gallery at its time of publication. / The contributors to the book address not only Romney's personality and artistic practice, but also aspects of the cultural context of his work, such as its relation to theater and its diffusion through prints. Key essays discuss the central themes of the artist's work, his rivalry with Sir Joshua Reynolds, and his painting technique. Alex Kidson offers in the introduction a survey of previous writings about Romney and their impact on the artist's reputation two centuries after his death. Illustrated through out. /// This is a 1st edition hardback with its dustjacket in fine condition. (290 pages & 9 pages of introduction & 8 pages of illustrations). This is a heavy book nearly 1.2kg, so there will be an extra postage charge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Those Delightful Regions Of Imagination - Essays On George Romney
• Publisher: U.K / Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300094582
• ISBN 13: 9780300094589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • ART BIOGRAPHY
  • LIVERPOOL HISTORY
  • ART HISTORY

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Synopsis

This collection of writings by specialists from many disciplines explores a wide range of topics relating to English painter George Romney (1734–1802). The contributors to the book address not only Romney’s personality and artistic practice, but also aspects of the cultural context of his work, such as its relation to theater and its diffusion through prints. Key essays discuss the central themes of the artist’s work, his rivalry with Sir Joshua Reynolds, and his painting technique. Alex Kidson offers in the introduction a survey of previous writings about Romney and their impact on the artist’s reputation two centuries after his death.



Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

About the Author

Alex Kidson is curator of British art, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.