112 Alexander Roslin (Swedish, active in France, 1718–1793) Isabella,...

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Description: Isabella, Countess of Hertford

TitleIsabella, Countess of Hertford

Creator nameRoslin, Alexander

Creator nationality/cultureSwedish

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1765

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions33 3/4 × 28 3/4 in. (85.7 × 73 cm)

LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow

http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/ecatalogue/36447

Accession numberGLAHA 43803

SubjectsPainting, SwedishAristocracy (Social class) in artWomen--PortraitsCostume--History--18th centuryBrocadeDiamond jewelry

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1. The Fabric of Society: Fashion from 1750 to 1789

Aileen Ribeiro

The Art of Dress: Fashion in England and France, 1750 to 1820

It can hardly be said that any sense of entente cordiale existed between England and France in the period covered by this book; even at times when there were no overt hostilities in Europe...

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Aileen Ribeiro

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.33-80

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00308.2

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Chapter subject tags:Costume--History--18th centuryArt, RococoClothing and dress in artPortrait painting, FrenchPortrait painting, British

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Peter Black and Anne Dulau Beveridge

William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum

In the autumn of 1771, in a lecture to students at the Royal Academy of Arts, William Hunter demonstrated his awareness of the then-inflated prices of paintings in this comment on the art market: “A general taste for the Arts prevails; the best works of Artists are sought for...

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Peter Black and Anne Dulau Beveridge

PublisherYale Center for British Art

Related print edition pages: pp.274-287

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00250.015

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Chapter subject tags:Art--Collectors and collectingPortrait paintingGenre paintingPainting, BaroqueLandscape painting

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