The First Georgians
Art and Monarchy, 1714-1760
Distributed for Royal Collection Trust
- Contents
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Foreword
Genealogical Tables
Maps
1. Ruling a Free Nation
Desmond Shawe-Taylor
2. Houses, Palaces and Gardens: The First Georgians and Architecture
Wolf Burchard
3. A ‘Wondrous Game’: The Early Georgians at War
Kate Heard
4. ‘Prints should be prized as Authors should be read’: Hogarth and Graphic Art
Kate Heard
5. Furniture and Interiors in the Royal Palaces 1714-1760
Rufus Bird
6. The ‘Battle of the Pictures’
Desmond Shawe-Taylor
7. ‘An Amiable Philosopher on the Throne’: Queen Caroline and the Encouragement of Learning
Kathryn Jones and Desmond Shawe-Taylor
8. ‘Curious Limnings’: Portrait Miniatures in the Early Georgian Period
Vanessa Remington
9. ‘An Honour to our Nation’: The Rise of a British School
Desmond Shawe-Taylor
10. The ‘Irresistible Tide of Luxury’
Kathryn Jones
11. Dining at Court
Kathryn Jones
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Photographic Credits
Colophon
Art: British Art
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