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Description: Dr Oliver and Mr Peirce, the First Physician and Surgeon Examining Patients...

TitleDr Oliver and Mr Peirce, the First Physician and Surgeon Examining Patients Afflicted with Paralysis, Rheumatism and Leprosy

Creator nameHoare, William

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1761

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationRoyal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom

https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/dr-oliver-and-mr-peirce-the-first-physician-and-surgeon-examining-patients-afflicted-with-paralysis-rheumatism-and-leprosy-41072/

Accession numberRNHRD2

SubjectsPortrait painting, British--18th centuryPhysicians in artHospital patients--Care

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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

Related print edition pages: pp.247-276

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-31860&redirecttoanchor=107801

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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