London : A View from the Streets Paperback / softback
by Anna Maude
Paperback / softback
Description
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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:112 pages, With over 70 colour illustrations
- Publisher:British Museum Press
- Publication Date:02/04/2013
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- ISBN:9780714126876
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:112 pages, With over 70 colour illustrations
- Publisher:British Museum Press
- Publication Date:02/04/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780714126876