The company of artists : the origins of the Royal Academy of Arts in London
Saumarez Smith, Charles2012
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'The Company of Artists' is an entertaining history book about the four months in 1768 that led up to the foundation of the Royal Academy of Arts and the two years that followed. For the most part it is written as a day-by-day account of the political machinations of a group of well-known artists.
Main title:
The company of artists : the origins of the Royal Academy of Arts in London / Charles Saumarez Smith.
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Imprint:
London : Modern Art Press in association with Bloomsbury, 2012.
Collation:
192 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 26 cm
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408182109 (hbk)
Dewey class:
708.21
Language:
English
BRN:
1410118
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