Early British Drawings in the Huntington Collection, 1600-1750
Early British Drawings in the Huntington Collection, 1600-1750

Author: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery

Publisher: San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 248

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In this collection of British drawings, about sixty artists are represented, including most of the significant draftsmen of the time. The introduction gives a history of the drawings in the Huntington collection and a commentary on the style and character of the artists included in the catalogue.

Picturing Animals in Britain, 1750-1850
Picturing Animals in Britain, 1750-1850

Author: Diana Donald

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9780300126792

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From fine art paintings by such artists as Stubbs and Landseer to zoological illustrations and popular prints, a vast array of animal images was created in Britain during the century from 1750 to 1850. This highly original book investigates the rich meanings of these visual representations as well as the ways in which animals were actually used and abused. What Diana Donald discovers in this fascinating study is a deep and unresolved ambivalence that lies at the heart of human attitudes toward animals. The author brings to light dichotomies in human thinking about animals throughout this key period: awestruck with the beauty and spirit of wild animals, people nevertheless desired to capture and tame them; the belief that other species are inferior was firmly held, yet at the same time animals in stories and fables were given human attributes; though laws against animal cruelty were introduced, the overworking of horses and the allure of sport hunting persisted. Animals are central in cultural history, Donald concludes, and compelling questions about them--then and now--remain unanswered.

Drawings by Thomas Rowlandson in the Huntington Collection
Drawings by Thomas Rowlandson in the Huntington Collection

Author: Thomas Rowlandson

Publisher: Huntington Library Press

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 418

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The Huntington collection of drawings by Thomas Rowlandson is generally regarded as the largest and most comprehensive at present in a public museum. The collection offers an unrivaled opportunity for the study of this prolific artist's range of interests and the development of his technique. As a line draftsman and humorist, Thomas Rowlandson was probably the finest England has ever produced. Certainly he had a wider command of comic devices and comes closer to exploiting their full potentialities than any other British artist. He is also wonderfully inventive in discovering and expressing the comic aspects of a great variety of everyday situations. His reputation as a humorist, though, should not obscure his achievement in other fields: he is a charming landscapist and genre artist, and a skillful portraitist. All these facets of Rowlandson's work are well represented in this volume, which reproduces and catalogues all of the Huntington drawings, including those from A Tour in a Post Chaise and The English Dance of Death, both previously published by the Huntington. In his introductory essay, Robert Wark discusses Rowlandson's art and illustrates the various aspects of his work by relating them to selected drawings that are reproduced in full color. The book will be of immense value to the student of art history, and the layman will be delighted by the vigor and sheer virtuosity of Rowlandson's work.