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George Scharf and the 1857 Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition.

Authors :
COTTRELL, PHILIP
Source :
Burlington Magazine; Apr2020, Vol. 162 Issue 1405, p288-299, 12p
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article looks at the activities of British art critic and illustrator George Scharf between September 1856 and October 1857. Topics discussed include his role in staging the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, several sketchbooks by Scharf that were compiled during his involvement in the exhibition, and Scharf's letters during the early months of 1857 to and concerning Ann Brownell Jameson.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00076287
Volume :
162
Issue :
1405
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Burlington Magazine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
144791164