London by Anna Maude

London by Anna Maude

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London: a view from the streets brings together and interprets vivid images of the changing faces of London, featuring never-before-seen works from the rich collection of the British Museum. A broad range of pieces from artists including Canaletto, Hogarth, Cruikshank, Whistler and George Scharfe are all engagingly explored by Anna Maude, herself an expert on prints and drawings of London.

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London by Anna Maude

Mesmerizing, exhilarating and awe-inspiring, London has provided a rich subject for the many artists, satirists, map-makers and engravers who have tried to make a lasting record of their impressions of the city. Representations of London are fascinatingly diverse, presenting a lively and thought-provoking body of work that lets us see London as it has been experienced by its inhabitants through the ages. London: a view from the streets brings together and interprets vivid images of the changing faces of London, featuring never-before-seen works from the rich collection of the British Museum. A broad range of pieces from artists including Canaletto, Hogarth, Cruikshank,Whistler and George Scharfe are all engagingly explored by Anna Maude, herself an expert on prints and drawings of London.
Maude, Anna: - Anna Maude has spent the past three years researching and cataloguing the Museum's extensive material on the topography of London.
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ISBN 13 9780714126876
ISBN 10 071412687X
Title London
Author Anna Maude
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher British Museum Press
Year published 2013-04-02
Number of pages 112
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