Tour of a German Artist in England: With Notices of Private Galleries, and Remarks on the State of Art

by Johann David Passavant, Elizabeth Rigby (Translator)

Overview

The German artist Johann David Passavant (1787–1861) visited Britain in 1831 in order to examine works by Raphael in private and public galleries for a book he was preparing. He had not been able to find any helpful German accounts of British collections, and so decided to publish a narrative of his own travels and observations. The British writer and art critic Elizabeth Rigby (later Lady Eastlake) produced a two-volume translation in 1836, believing that English readers would benefit from Passavant's descriptions of little-known collections in their own country, as well as from his practitioner's response to the works themselves. Volume 2 begins with the duke of Marlborough's collection at Blenheim, and continues to cover Chatsworth, Althorpe, Holkham, and other 'country seats', finishing in Cambridge. Passavant also provides a catalogue of drawings at Buckingham Palace, a list of the pictures discussed, and an overview of collections not visited.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108074193
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/22/2014
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
Pages:	334
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.75(d)

Table of Contents

1. Blenheim; 2. Liverpool; 3. Chatsworth; 4. Althorpe; 5. Holkham; 6. Cambridge; 7. Different country seats; 8. Drawings at Buckingham Palace; 9. Catalogues of pictures; 10. General survey of art in England; Index.