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A Lecture On The History, Progress And Present State Of Art Education In England - Softcover

Everard Henry Primrose

 
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A Lecture On The History, Progress And Present State Of Art Education In England — Everard Henry Primrose. This Cambridge address, delivered on December 4, 1867 at the Old Schools in Cambridge and published in 1868, surveys how art education has evolved in England. Primrose traces the relationship between art and science, distinguishing knowledge and prevision from power and action, and emphasizes the need for a liberal education combined with technical training. He surveys the decline and revival of various arts—from enameling and cameo, through the rise of English pottery led by Wedgwood and his collaboration with Flaxman, to the development of porcelain and engraving. The lecture contrasts English practice with French and Italian models, arguing for national development through museums, schools, and a unified English school of painting. He discusses architecture, sculpture, and the role of institutions like the Royal Academy and the Pre-Raphaelite movement, concluding with a call to educate the mind as well as the hands of artisans.

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