Author : Caitlin Blackwell Baines
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ISBN 13 : 9781785513046
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)
Book Synopsis 20 Masterpieces at Mount Stuart by : Caitlin Blackwell Baines
Download or read book 20 Masterpieces at Mount Stuart written by Caitlin Blackwell Baines and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an excellent introduction to The Bute Collection, one of the foremost collections of arts, books and archival material in BritainSplendidly illustrated in full color throughoutThe first part of a series planned to celebrate each aspect of Mount Stuart's rich cultural heritageThe Bute Collection is one of the foremost collections of fine and decorative arts, books and archival material in Britain, particularly noted for its Dutch Golden Age masterpieces and British 18th-century portraiture. Assembled over three centuries by several generations of the Crichton-Stuart family, the Earls and Marquesses of Bute, parts of the collection can be seen today at the neo-gothic ancestral family seat of Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute - an architectural masterpiece in its own right. This splendidly illustrated book provides an excellent introduction to the paintings that form just one element of this outstanding collection, including some of the finest pictures in the nation, and is the first in a series planned to celebrate each aspect of Mount Stuart's rich cultural heritage.