The Wallace Collection is fortunate to own probably the finest collection of Richard Parkes Bonington in the world. The ten oils and 25 watercolours represnt most of his major areas of interest, ranging from richly costumed historical scenes to views in France and northern Italy, particularly Venice. Though not as famous as his great contemporaries Constable and Turner, Bonington was a more instinctive artist than either, producing some of the most beautiful paintings of the romantic era when he was little more than 20 years old. This work discusses each painting of the collection and illustrates all of them in colour. It also provides a biographical introduction with illustrations of related paintings and drawings by Bonington and his contemporaries.
- ISBN10 0900785799
- ISBN13 9780900785795
- Publish Date 15 November 2003
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 16 September 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Trustees of the Wallace Collection
- Format Paperback
- Pages 96
- Language English