The company of artists
Subtitle: the origins of the Royal Academy of Arts in London
By: Charles Saumarez Smith
Publisher: Modern Art Press in association with Bloomsbury
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781408182109
Subjects: Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain); Art; History
Other titles: Origins of the Royal Academy of Arts in London
Description: An elegant and often amusing day-by-day account of these events and the two years that followed, The Company of Artists reveals the opposing models of a continental and a British art academy that divided leading artists of the day. As he explores their attempts to outmanoeuvre their fellows and win the support of King George III, Charles Saumarez Smith brings to life the characters involved and shows how they shaped the new Royal Academy of Arts, thereby changing the practice and perception of art in Britain for good."--pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-183) and index.