American paintings of the eighteenth century
By: Ellen G. Miles with contributions by Patricia Burda, Cynthia J. Mills, Leslie Kaye Reinhardt.
Contributors: Miles, Ellen Gross, 1941-; Burda, Patricia.; Mills, Cynthia J.; Reinhardt, Leslie Kaye.
Series: The collections of the National Gallery of Art : systematic catalogue
Publisher: National Gallery of Art; Distributed by Oxford University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Washington; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 423
Subjects: National Gallery of Art (U.S.) -- Catalogs.; Painting, American -- 18th century -- Catalogs.; Painting -- Washington (D.C.) -- Catalogs.
Genres: Catalogs.
Other titles: American paintings
Description: "The energy and optimism of the new nation are abundantly apparent in this catalogue. It features some of the icons of American art, such as John Singleton Copley's The Copley Family and Gilbert Stuart's portraits of the first five presidents. Numerous paintings, including Benjamin West's Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), are discussed from a new perspective, the result of information culled from letters, wills, and other previously unpublished documents. The author offers new interpretations of some works, among them Charles Willson Peale's portrait of the Baltimore couple Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming. The volume is richly illustrated, with carefully selected comparative illustrations."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-393) and indexes.