Tudors to Windsors / edited by Tarnya Cooper ; curated by Louise Stewart ; introduction by David Cannadine.
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain), creator.; Cooper, Tarnya, editor.; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, host institution.; Bendigo Art Gallery, host institution.
2018
ND1314 .N38 2018 (Mapit)
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Title Tudors to Windsors / edited by Tarnya Cooper ; curated by Louise Stewart ; introduction by David Cannadine.
Corporate Author National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain), creator.
Spine Title Tudors to Windsors : British royal portraits
ISBN 9781855147560 (hardcover)
1855147564 (hardcover)
Published London : National Portrait Gallery Publications, [2018]
Language English
Description 239 pages : illustrations (some color), color map, portraits (some color) ; 26 cm
Call Number ND1314 .N38 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification 757.074421
Summary The Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, embraces over 500 years of British history, more than 60,000 sitters and explores ideas of social change, power and influence. Arguably as powerful and influential as any individual are the heads of state and empire , whose portraits are among the most popular in the Gallery's Collection. For the exhibition that accompanies this book, the portraits of kings, queens, statesmen and stateswomen featured will go on tour for the first time, providing international audiences with the opportunity to encounter these famous historical and contemporary personalities face to face. The publication traces major events in British history and examines the ways in which royal portraiture has reflected individual sitters' personalities and wider social, cultural and historical change. Works are arranged chronologically in sections, each of which is prefaced by an introductory text and timeline providing context to the period in question. Particularly significant portraits from each period are accompanied by extended captions that provide key information on the sitter and the artist . Tudors to Windsors also considers how each dynasty has been perceived and interpreted subsequently, with reference to popular culture and contemporary sources. A number of features on topics such as Royal Favourites, Royal Weddings, Satire, Royal s at War, and Royal Fashion and Jewellery provide insights into particular aspects of royal portraiture and trends within the genre.
Note Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, October 7, 2018-February 3, 2019 and Bendigo Art Gallery, Australia, March 16-July 14, 2019.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (page 230) and index.
Added Author Cooper, Tarnya, editor.
Added Corporate Author Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, host institution.
Bendigo Art Gallery, host institution.
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Introduction / Louise Stewart and Tarnya Cooper
Illusions of majesty : monarchy, uncertainty and image-making / David Cannadine
Making monarchy : the changing face of power / Tarnya Cooper
Loyalty and dissent : royal portraiture beyong the court / Louise Stewart
The Tudors : An introduction / Charlotte Bolland ; Portraits
Royal favourites / Rab MacGibbon
Royal mistresses / Rab MacGibbon
The Stuarts : An introduction / Catharine MacLeod ; Portraits
Royal fashion / Louise Stewart
Royal satire / Paul Cox and Lucy Peltz
The Georgians : An introduction / Lucy Peltz ; Portraits
Royal weddings / Louise Stewart
Royals at war / Paul Cox and Paul Moorhouse
The Victorians : An introduction / Rosie Broadley ; Portraits
Royals and photography / Sabina Jaskot-Gill
The Windsors : An introduction / Rosie Broadley ; Portraits.

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