Shadow of Eros: A Biographical and Critical Study of the Life and Works of Sir Alfred Gilbert book by Adrian Bury

Adrian Bury

Language: English

Published by The Dropmore Press Ltd., 1952

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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in excellent condition. Dustcover tattered book itself is great. Copy 13 of 300. Signed. Year 1952. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> Even in the heyday of his life he would not be interviewed and was reticent in discussing his works. When engaged on royal memorials there was every reason for his discretion. Gilbert's re- fusal, however, to explain his attitude in certain circumstances exhausted the patience of patrons and tended to play into the hands of persons, particularly would-be rivals, ill-disposed to him, though I am inclined to think that he sometimes imagined hos- tility where none existed. The most comprehensive essay on Alfred Gilbert appeared in the Easter number of the Art Journal for 1903. It was written by his friend, Joseph Hatton, author and journalist, and is a highly intelligent eulogium. Hatton, knowing Gilbert intimately, was al- lowed to write a conversational impression of the sculptor, and the story he tells of important works, notably the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain and the troubles it incurred, is authentic. Among estab- lished writers o.

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Title
Shadow of Eros: A Biographical and Critical Study of the Life and Works of Sir Alfred Gilbert book by Adrian Bury
Author
Adrian Bury
Publisher
The Dropmore Press Ltd.
Publication year
1952
Condition
Good
Signed
Signed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
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