British sporting artists from Barlow to Herring / by Walter Shaw Sparrow; with a foreword by Sir Theodore Cook and twenty-seven illustrations in colour and seventy-six in black & white

Sparrow, Walter Shaw (1862-1940). Cook, Theodore Sir (1867-1928)

Published by London New York : John Lane The Bodley Head Limited ; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922

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Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; xvii, 249, [3] pages color frontispiece, plates (some color) 29 x 23 cm. Notes; Title page printed in red and black. "First Published in 1922"--Title page verso. "Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay and Sons, Ltd., Bungay, Suffolk"--Title page verso. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The subject in brief.--Francis Barlow and his contemporaries.--Peter Tillemans: (1680 -1734).--Seymour and some other primitives.--John Wootton: (1678 -1765).--George Stubbs and his influence.--Morland, Rowlandson, and Ibbetson.--Howitt, James Ward, and Ben Marshall.--Dalby, Ferneley, and Charles Towne.--Some aspects of Henry Alken.--The Landseer-Herring period and its influence. Subjects; Artists, British. Sports in art. Hunting in art. Animals in art. Sporting prints Great Britain. Animals in art. Hunting in art. Sporting prints. Sports in art. Art, British. Artists, English. Sporting prints. Sports in art England. Artists Great Britain. Sporting prints, British. History. Great Britain. Artists. Art, British. Sporting prints. Artists, British 18th century ; Biography. Artists, British 19th century ; Biography. Sports artists. Horse racing in art. Painting Great Britain. Prints, British. Art, Modern Great Britain Themes, motives. Sporting Paintings. Sport in Art. Henry Alken (1785-1851). Francis Barlow (1626?-1704). H.B. Chalon (1770-1849). John Ferneley, Senior (1782-1860). Thomas Gainsborough, R.A. (1727-1788). George Stubbs, A.R.A. (1724-1806). Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A. (1802-1873). Great Britain. Britain sport horse racing dogs hunting George Stubbs Morland Rowlandson shotting Landseer Herring country Tillemans Barlow. Sports in art. Painting, British - 17th/18th/19th centuries. Art, British - 17th/18th/19th centuries. 2 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: British sporting artists from Barlow to Herring / by Walter Shaw Sparrow; with a foreword by Sir Theodore Cook and twenty-seven illustrations in colour and seventy-six in black & white
• Publisher: London New York : John Lane The Bodley Head Limited ; Charles Scribner's Sons
• Publication Date: 1922
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 2 kilograms