Dilettanti: The Antic and the Antique in 18th-Century England

240 Pages·2016·30.17 MB·English

by  Redford B.

DILETTAN TI

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DILETTA N TI
THE ANTIC AND THE ANTIQUE IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND
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BRUCE REDFORD
THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM | LOS ANGELES
THE GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | LOS ANGELES
©2008 The J. Paul Getty Trust
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Cover: George Knapton, Sir Bourchier Wrey (see fi g. 1.8)
Page ii: Sir Joshua Reynolds, Members of the Society of Dilettanti (see fi g. 4.3)
Page vi: John Samuel Agar, “Marble statue of Hercules” (see fi g. 7.18a)
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Redford, Bruce.
Dilettanti : the antic and the antique in eighteenth-century
England / Bruce Redford.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn-13: 978-0-89236-924-9 (hardcover)
1. Society of Dilettanti (London, England) 2. Art patronage—
England—London—History—18th century. 3. Classical antiquities—
Study and teaching—England—London—History—18th century.
I. J. Paul Getty Museum. II. Getty Research Institute. III. Title.
n12.r43 2008
706'.042—dc22
2007046891
For Dennis Crowley