Michael Angelo Rooker, 1746-1801 / Patrick Conner

Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 189 pages; 189 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Includes a catalogue of works by the artist in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum Dept. of Prints & Drawings and Paintings. Bibliography: p. [183]. Contents: I. Edward and Michael Angelo Rooker -- II. Rooker the artist -- III. The city scene -- IV. Book illustrations -- V. Scene-painter at the Haymarket -- VI. Rooker and the critics -- Appendix 1. Rooker's tour of 1796 ('List of sketches abstracted from his diary') -- Appendix 2. Works exhibited by Michael Angelo Rooker -- Appendix 3. Checklist of drawings and watercolours in British public collections.SubjectRooker, Michael Angelo 1746-1801 - Criticism and interpretation. 1 Kg.