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Chapter 7: From Criticism into Crisis
David H. Solkin
Description: Painting for Money: The Visual Arts and the Public Sphere in Eighteenth-Century...
Painting for Money: The Visual Arts and the Public Sphere in Eighteenth-Century England
The arrival of the annual exhibitions marked a crucial watershed in the history of artistic production in Britain. Regular public exposure gave painters an unprecedented freedom to experiment, to take risks in the hopes of attracting attention and material...
Author
David H. Solkin
PublisherPaul Mellon Centre
Copyright© 1992 by Yale University
Related print edition pages: pp.247-276
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-31860
Chapter subject tags:Art criticism--England--18th centryPainting, British--18th centuryArt, British--Exhibitions--18th centuryReynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792Hogarth, William, 1697-1764Art and society--Britain--History--18th centuryRoyal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)West, Benjamin, 1738-1820History painting, British--18th century

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