{"product_id":"historical-portraits-some-notes-on-the-painted-portraits-of-celebrated-characters-of-england-scotland-and-ireland-classic-reprint","title":"Historical Portraits: Some Notes on the Painted Portraits of Celebrated Characters of England, Scotland and Ireland (Classic Reprint)","description":"The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. \u003ci\u003eHistorical Portraits: Some Notes on the Painted Portraits of Celebrated Characters of England, Scotland, and Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent volume on art history, and more specifically portraiture. It is the work of English author and editor Henry Benjamin Wheatley containing reproductions and detailed entries on more than one hundred English, Irish, and Scottish portraits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHistorical Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e Wheatley remarks in his opening that the painting of portraits was one of the most widespread artistic endeavors in English history. The purpose of the book is thus to create a general catalogue of these works. The book is divided into chapters, each of which details a different segment of painted portraits. There are chapters on spurious and misnamed portraits, amateur portrait painters, portraits of professionals, portraits of actors and actresses, portraits of common people, and several more subjects. As a volume about artwork, this title rightfully includes a significant number of illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry Benjamin Wheatley was a portrait enthusiast and a man knowledgeable of art history, and both of these attributes help to shape this text. Wheatley has selected a wide range of portraits for interpretation, ranging from images of a common farmer to members of the aristocracy. The author's textual descriptions and analysis are thorough, well researched, and regularly illuminating. Even readers with a significant knowledge of the subject matter will find this to be an informative read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWheatley tells both the history of artists and their subjects as well as a broader history of the development of England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. If you are interested in either English history, art history or portraits you would be wise to consider this title.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.\u003cbr\u003eThe digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.","brand":"Forgotten Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39810132115501,"sku":"9781331822707","price":11.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/historical-portraits-some-notes-on-the-painted-portraits-of-celebrated-characters-of-england-scotland-and-ireland-classic-reprint","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}