George IV : art & spectacle / edited by Kate Heard and Kathryn Jones
2019, First Edition. London : Royal Collection Trust. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #447482
ISBN: 1909741604
Physical description: ix, 294 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), portraits, photographs, plans ; 30 x 24 cm. Notes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name, at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, 15 November 2019 through 3 May 2020; and at The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, 16 October 2020 through 5 April 2021. Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290) and index. Venue: "George IV: Art and Spectacle" : November 15, 2019-May 3, 2020, The Queen's Gallery, London, England, United Kingdom
Venue: "George IV: Art and Spectacle" : October 16, 2020-April 5, 2021, The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Text in English. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name, at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, November 15, 2019 through May 3, 2020; also showing at The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Oct. 16, 2020 through April 5, 2021. Audience. Specialized. Contents: Foreword -- Carlton House : room names and floor plans -- Introduction : George IV : art and spectacle / Kathryn Jones and Kate Heard -- 'First Gentleman of Europe' / Jonathan Marsden -- Man of fashion : George, Prince of Wales and his image / Steven Parissien -- Princely splendour and posterity : George IV's patronage and display of portraiture / Rebecca Lyons -- George IV as a collector of portrait miniatures / Vanessa Remington -- The construction, decoration, and demolition of George IV's Carlton House / David Oakey -- George IV and the art market / Rufus Bird -- George IV and the low country masters / Desmond Shawe-Taylor -- George IV and modern manufacturing / Kathryn Jones -- A naive and sentimental soldier? : George IV and the art of war / Kate Heard -- The Royal Pavilion at Brighton / David Beevers -- The female influence on George IV's taste and collecting habits / Alexandra Loske -- The Great Joss and his playthings : George IV and satirical prints / Kate Heard -- George IV and sporting art / Sally Goodsir -- George IV's intellectual world / Emma Stuart and Kate Heard -- 'Never so happy as in show and state' / Kathryn Jones -- George IV's visits to Ireland, Hanover, and Scotland / Deborah Clarke -- The houses that George built : St. James's Palace, Buckingham Palace, and Windsor / Kathryn Jones and Kate Heard -- George IV and the wider world / Rachel Peat -- Appendix Appendix : works of art displayed in the exhibition 'George IV: Art & Spectacle' -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Photographic acknowledgements.
Subjects: George IV, King of Great Britain 1762-1830 Art patronage ; Exhibitions. George IV, King of Great Britain 1762-1830 Art collections ; Exhibitions. George IV, King of Great Britain 1762-1830 Art patronage.
Price: €65.00