Vitrines
George Paston [Symonds], Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century. London: Methuen, 1905. Special DA 485 SZ28
Campaigns of Field Marshall His Grace, The Most Noble Arthur, Duke of Wellington. Paris: Printed by Didot Sr. for Galignani, [1818]. Special DA 68.12 W4 C535; Barry E. O’Meara, Napoleon in Exile. London: Printed for W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1822. Special DC 211 OJ3 1822
Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language. 2 vols. London: Printed by W. Strahan for J. and P. Knapton, and seven others, 1755; Times Books facsimile, 1979. Special PE 1620 JP4 1979
Mary Webster, Hogarth. London: Studio Vista, 1979. Central ND 497 H7 WC24; Martin Postle (ed.), Sir Joshua Reynolds: The Creation of Celebrity. London: Tate Publishing, 2005. Central ND 497 R4 A4 2005; Michael Rosenthal and Martin Myrone (eds.), Thomas Gainsborough 1727-1788. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2002. Central ND 497 G2 A4 2002
William Hogarth portrayed the rising middle class with all their foibles, follies, and pre-occupations. Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92) was founding President of the Royal Academy, and architect of the fame and reputation of many society individuals. Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) painted naturalistic landscapes and society portraits. |