Bücher von Walter Thornbury

The May Exhibition: A Guide To Pictures In The Royal Academy (1860) is a book written by Walter Thornbury. This book serves as a guide to the pictures that were exhibited in the Royal Academy during the May Exhibition of 1860. It provides a detailed description of each painting, along with the name of the artist, the title of the work, and the location of the painting within the exhibition. The book is divided into several sections, each of which covers a different genre of painting, such as landscapes, portraits, and historical paintings. The author also provides commentary on the style and technique of each artist, as well as their overall contribution to the art world. This book is a valuable resource for art enthusiasts and historians who are interested in the art of the Victorian era.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

This pioneering two-volume biography (1862) explores the genius of the groundbreaking Romantic landscape and historical painter and printmaker J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851). In Volume 1, the author Walter Thornbury (1828-76) traces Turner's 'art life' from cockney prodigy to Royal Academician, and creator of such masterpieces as The Fighting Temeraire.