British Painting

The Golden Age: From Hogarth to Turner

William Vaughan


This golden age in British art encompassed such famous figures as Gainsborough, Turner, Blake and Constable. In chapters that take in portraiture, caricature, society painting, travel, animals, landscape and history painting, the author discusses the key personalities of the era and analyses the class-structure, political background and economic forces that governed the art market.



ISBN 0500203199