Painting out of the Ordinary

Painting out of the Ordinary

David H. Solkin • Yale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300140614 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300140613 · 2008

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During the height of the Napoleonic Wars, a new generation of British painters led by David Wilkie transformed the London art scene by elevating genre painting to unprecedented levels of cultural significance. David H. Solkin examines how these artists navigated the complex social and political climate of the early nineteenth century, blending domestic observation with the grand ambitions of the Royal Academy. This study provides a rigorous analysis of how these works reflected the shifting national identity of Britain.

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