Those Delightful Regions of Imagination: Essays on George Romney. Studies in British Art 9.]

[Romney, George) Kidson, Alex (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0300094582 / ISBN 13: 9780300094589

Published by New Haven & London: Yale University Press for Paul Mellon Centre for the Studies of British Art, 2002

About this Item

255 x 175 mm. x, 290 pp. & (8) of colour plates, 118 text illustrations, some in colour. [ISBN: 0300094582] Hardbound. A fine bright copy in like dustwrapper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Those Delightful Regions of Imagination: Essays on George Romney. Studies in British Art 9.]
• Publisher: New Haven & London: Yale University Press for Paul Mellon Centre for the Studies of British Art
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300094582
• ISBN 13: 9780300094589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • British Art

About this title

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.