Eighteenth-century women artists : their trials, tribulations & triumphs /

The eighteenth century was an age when not only the aristocracy but a burgeoning middle class could enjoy a remarkable flowering of the arts. But it was a man?s world; any woman who wished to succeed as an artist had to overcome numerous obstacles. In a society in which women were required to marry,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chapman, Caroline, 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Unicorn, an imprint of Unicorn Publishing Group LLP, 2017.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1: A woman's place
  • 2: Training
  • 3: The artist's studio
  • 4: Portraiture
  • 5: The genres
  • 6: The marketplace
  • 7: The patrons
  • 8: Private lives
  • 9: A polite recreation
  • 10: Looking ahead.