Pictures-Within-Pictures in Nineteenth-Century Britain

by Catherine Roach

Repainting the work of another into one's own canvas is a deliberate and often highly fraught act of reuse. This book examines the creation, display, and reception of such images. Artists working in nineteenth-century London were in a peculiar position: based in an imperial metropole, yet undervalued by their competitors in continental Europe. Many claimed that Britain had yet to produce a viable national school of art. Using pictures-within-pictures,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138353094
• ISBN13: 9781138353091
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"