The artist and the state, 1777-1855; the politics of universal history in British and French painting.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9780754657200

The artist and the state, 1777-1855; the politics of universal history in British and French painting.

Guernsey, Daniel R.

Ashgate Publishing Co.

2007

253 pages

$99.95

Hardcover

ND547

Guernsey (Florida International U.) examines the works, mainly murals, of four European painters--Delacroix, James Barry, Chenavard, and Courbet--all of which were presented to state ...

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