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Author : Simon Jervis
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (357 download)
Download or read book Apsley House, Wellington Museum written by Simon Jervis and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 1984 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (732 download)
Download or read book Apsley House written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wellington Museum
Publisher : Paul Holberton Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Catalogue of Paintings in the Wellington Museum, Apsley House written by Wellington Museum and published by Paul Holberton Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seldom has there been a gift of equal magnificence. In 1947 the 7th Duke of Wellington presented to the nation his London residence Apsley House together with a large part of its contents, the collection of the 1st Duke. Among the paintings are some of the finest canvases from the Spanish Royal Collection, captured by the 1st Duke of Wellington from Joseph Bonaparte in 1813. There are also important seventeenth-century Dutch paintings bought by the 1st Duke himself, as well as a series of French and British portraits of his illustrious contemporaries and depictions of battle scenes, which provide a visual record of the Napoleonic period. With entries updated from the 1982 catalogue by C.M. Kauffmann, the collection is published in colour for the first time. It contains detailed entries for 200 pictures including masterpieces by Correggio, Goya, Murillo, Velázquez, Sir David Wilkie, Jan Steen, Jan Brueghel the Elder and Rubens.
Author : Elizabeth James
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134271069
Total Pages : 841 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)
Download or read book The Victoria and Albert Museum written by Elizabeth James and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 841 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive bibliography and exhibition chronology of the world's greatest museum of the decorative arts and design. The Victoria and Albert Museum, or South Kensington Museum as it used to be known, was founded by the British Government in 1852, out of the proceeds from the Great Exhibition of 1851. Like the Exhibition, it aimed to improve the expertise of designers, and the taste of the public, by exposing them to examples of good design from all countries and periods. 2,500 publications have to date been produced by, for, or in association with the V&A. The National Art Library, which is part of the Museum, has prepared this detailed catalogue, supplemented by a secondary list of 500 other books closely related to the V&A. The 1,500 exhibitions and displays recorded include those held in the main Museum and at its branches, the Bethnal Green Museum (now the National Museum of Childhood) and the Theatre Museum, Covent Garden, and additionally those it has organized at external venues, in Great Britain and abroad. The exhibitions and publications are fully cross-referenced, and there are name, title and subject indexes to the whole work, as well as an explanatory introduction.
Author : Jehanne Wake
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451607636
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Sisters of Fortune written by Jehanne Wake and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first American heiresses took Britain by storm in 1816, two generations before the great late Victorian beauties. Marianne, Louisa, Emily and Bess Caton were descended from the first settlers in Maryland, and brought up in Baltimore by their grandfather Charles Carroll, one of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Author : Simon Jervis
Publisher : ACC Distribution
ISBN 13 : 9781851771615
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (716 download)
Download or read book Apsley House, Wellington Museum written by Simon Jervis and published by ACC Distribution. This book was released on 1997-02 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a revised edition of the standard to Apsley House, reopened in 1995 after major refurbishment. Highlights include the collection of paintings which contains many masterpieces of Spanish art and fine silver and porcelain.
Author : Julius Bryant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781850749325
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (493 download)
Download or read book Apsley House written by Julius Bryant and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apsley House is a magnificent building housing a unique collection. Designed by the architect Robert Adam, the house was remodelled for the 1st Duke of Wellington and filled with dazzling works of art and memorabilia. The new guide contains full-colour maps, plans, eyewitness accounts and historic photographs.
Author : Jane Wellesley
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 0297856340
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (978 download)
Download or read book Wellington written by Jane Wellesley and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2010-12-30 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly personal, anecdotal family memoir of the Wellington legacy. Jane Wellesley is a member of one of Britain's most illustrious families. Her father, the 8th Duke of Wellington, was born in 1915, a hundred years after the first Duke's momentous victory over Napoleon at Waterloo, but only a little over sixty years after the death of his celebrated ancestor. When the 'Iron Duke' died Queen Victoria wept with the nation, mourning the loss of 'the greatest man England has known'. A million and a half people swarmed London's streets to watch his cortege pass on its way to St Paul's. Few facts can now be added about the public man, but Jane's family memoir animates the First Duke as husband and father, as brother and several degrees of grandfather. Her journey through this richly compelling family history begins and ends with the first Duke, visiting the battlefield of Waterloo with her father to set her fascinating tale in motion. Through her parents she reaches back to earlier generations, weaving together characters and places, establishing connections, and exploring in greater depth than usual the Wellington women, who are often reduced to footnotes in conventional histories. She unearths memories, visits places from her parents' past, and discovers much about the lives of her grandparents and the generations before them. Most of us view the First Duke of Wellington as an iconic figure, whose name has been claimed by pubs, squares, streets, and, of course, rubber boots. In this highly personal account, the public man gives way to the private, and Wellington's legacy is seen through the eyes of those who have followed in his footsteps. Jane Wellesley triumphantly succeeds in wresting the Duke from his lonely column to reclaim him for his family, and so for the reader.
Author : Rob Humphreys
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
ISBN 13 : 1405384778
Total Pages : 999 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (53 download)
Download or read book The Rough Guide to London written by Rob Humphreys and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2010-01-14 with total page 999 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to London is the essential travel guide with clear maps and coverage of London's unforgettable attractions. From the big hitters like the Tower of London and the London Eye to hidden gems like the Sir John Soane's Museum and Highgate Cemetery the Rough Guide steers you straight to the unmissable sites of London, unearthing the best hotels, restaurants, traditional pubs, cafés and nightlife across every price range. A guide for travellers and London locals alike, you'll find detailed coverage of the city's fantastic free museums as well as the little-known nooks and crannies you should be exploring. The Rough Guide to London includes detailed accounts of all the palaces, museums and galleries, big and small, and why they're worth (or not worth) visiting. There are specialist sections on nightlife, the gay and lesbian scene, classical arts and detailed information on the capitals best markets and shopping-spots, all written by London-based experts. Explore all corners of the city with authoritative background on everything from Jack the Ripper to top London clubs, relying on the clearest maps of any guide. Make the Most of Your Time with The Rough Guide to London
Author : Bridget Cherry
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300096538
Total Pages : 908 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (965 download)
Download or read book London written by Bridget Cherry and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume on London architecture covers the boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey and Islington. It gives a view of London's expansion northward from formal Georgian squares, to the hill towns of Hampstead and Highgate.
Author : Adolf Michaelis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 910 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Ancient Marbles in Great Britain written by Adolf Michaelis and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Stourton
Publisher : Frances Lincoln
ISBN 13 : 0711276285
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Great Houses of London written by James Stourton and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Houses of London tells the stories of some of the grandest and most fascinating houses in this historic city, from their famous owners and occupants to their renovations and the many riches held within each.
Author : Rory Muir
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300198604
Total Pages : 693 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Wellington written by Rory Muir and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 693 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading Wellington historian’s fascinating reassessment of the Iron Duke’s most famous victory and his role in the turbulent politics after Waterloo. For Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington, his momentous victory over Napoleon was the culminating point of a brilliant military career. Yet Wellington’s achievements were far from over: he commanded the allied army of occupation in France to the end of 1818, returned home to a seat in Lord Liverpool’s cabinet, and became prime minister in 1828. He later served as a senior minister in Peel’s government and remained commander-in-chief of the army for a decade until his death in 1852. In this richly detailed work, the second and concluding volume of Rory Muir’s definitive biography, the author offers a substantial reassessment of Wellington’s significance as a politician and a nuanced view of the private man behind the legend of the selfless hero. Muir presents new insights into Wellington’s determination to keep peace at home and abroad, achieved by maintaining good relations with the Continental powers and resisting radical agitation while granting political equality to the Catholics in Ireland rather than risk civil war. And countering one-dimensional pictures of Wellington as a national hero, Muir paints a portrait of a well-rounded man whose austere demeanor on the public stage belied his entertaining, gossipy, generous, and unpretentious private self. “[An] authoritative and enjoyable conclusion to a two-part biography.” —Lawrence James, Times (London) “Muir conveys the military, political, social and personal sides of Wellington’s career with equal brilliance. This will be the leading work on the subject for decades.” —Andrew Roberts, author of Napoleon and Wellington: The Long Duel
Author : Huw J. Davies
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300165404
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Wellington's Wars written by Huw J. Davies and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, lives on in popular memory as the "Invincible General," loved by his men, admired by his peers, formidable to his opponents. This incisive book revises such a portrait, offering an accurate--and controversial--new analysis of Wellington's remarkable military career. Unlike his nemesis Napoleon, Wellington was by no means a man of innate military talent, Huw J. Davies argues. Instead, the key to Wellington's military success was an exceptionally keen understanding of the relationship between politics and war.Drawing on extensive primary research, Davies discusses Wellington's military apprenticeship in India, where he learned through mistakes as well as successes how to plan campaigns, organize and use intelligence, and negotiate with allies. In India Wellington encountered the constant political machinations of indigenous powers, and it was there that he apprenticed in the crucial skill of balancing conflicting political priorities. In later campaigns and battles, including the Peninsular War and Waterloo, Wellington's genius for strategy, operations, and tactics emerged. For his success in the art of war, he came to rely on his art as a politician and tactician. This strikingly original book shows how Wellington made even unlikely victories possible--with a well-honed political brilliance that underpinned all of his military achievements.
Author : Alice Church
Publisher : Universe
ISBN 13 : 9781914414237
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (142 download)
Download or read book The Belles of Waterloo written by Alice Church and published by Universe. This book was released on 2022-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * A Georgette Heyer novel for our time. * Based on letters sent from the Capels to a relative back in England, you can indulge in a romance novel knowing the facts are straight and the characters really lived.* Discover the personal sides to famous historical figures such as the Duke of Wellington, General Blücher and Lord Anglesey - the Capel sisters' uncle. * Aimed at women who love Pride & Prejudice, Downton Abbey, and Bridgerton.
Author : Great Britain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1094 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Public General Statutes written by Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 1094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1925- includes measures of the National Assembly of the Church of England which have received royal assent.
Author : Keith W. Reynard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135475458
Total Pages : 3653 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)
Download or read book Directory of Museums, Galleries and Buildings of Historic Interest in the UK written by Keith W. Reynard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 3653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique and important directory incorporates some 3,200 entries. It covers all types and sizes of museums; galleries of paintings, sculpture and photography; and buildings and sites of particular historic interest. It also provides an extensive index listing over 3,200 subjects. The directory covers national collections and major buildings, but also the more unusual, less well-known and local exhibits and sites. The Directory of Museums, Galleries and Buildings of Historic Interest in the United Kingdom is an indispensable reference source for any library, an ideal companion for researcher and enthusiast alike, and an essential purchase for anyone with an interest in the cultural and historical collections of the UK. Features include: * Alphabetically listed entries, which are also indexed by subject for ease of reference * Entries include the name and address of the organization, telephone and fax numbers, email and internet addresses, a point of contact, times of opening and facilities for visitors * A breakdown of the collections held by each organization, giving a broad overview of the main collection as a whole * Details of special collections are provided and include the period covered as well as the number of items held.
