num_pages: 144
description: Late 18th-century British print publishers were important patrons of British history painting. Their influence is evident in these studies, covering narrative painting from Hogarth to Reynolds, the demand for heroic representations, contemporary history and expressions of patriotism, and print makers and print sellers, with an account of the Boydell Shakespeare gallery.
language: English
title: The Painted Word: British History Painting, 1750-1830
titlecomplete: The Painted Word: British History Painting, 1750-1830
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc