STRANGE BUSINESS

Book number: 97412 Product format: Hardback Author: JAMES HAMILTON

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Plenty of well-I-never moments in this reconfigured story of 19th century British art. Britain in the 19th century saw a series of technological and social changes which continue to influence and direct us today. Its reactants were human genius, money and influence, its crucibles the streets and institutions, its catalyst time, its control the market. In this rich and fascinating book, James Hamilton investigates the vibrant exchange between culture and business in 19th century Britain, how art was made and paid for, the turns of fashion, and the new demands of a growing middle-class, prominent among whom were the artists themselves. While leading figures such as Turner, Constable, Landseer, Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Dickens are players here, so too are the patrons, financiers, collectors and industrialists; publishers, entrepreneurs, and journalists; artists' suppliers, engravers, dealers, colourists and curators; hostesses, shopkeepers and brothel keepers; quacks, charlatans, and auctioneers. Hamilton brings them all vividly to life in this kaleidoscopic portrait and provides thrilling and original insights into the working lives of some of the era's most celebrated artists. Includes a beautiful Pugin engraving at the beginning plus 16 pages of colour plates. 384 pages.

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