Bibliograph

David Wilkie, William Bethune, his wife and daughter, by Robert E. Moritz

Type

Label

David Wilkie, William Bethune, his wife and daughter, by Robert E. Moritz

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

David Wilkie

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

881546204

Responsibility statement

by Robert E. Moritz

Runtime

Series statement

Masterworks: National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

Sub title

William Bethune, his wife and daughter

Summary

'1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World' is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented -- the well-known authors of five short art surveys provide a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. The late 18th and early 19th centuries are regarded as a radical period in British art, in which artists responded to industrialisation and social change with new forms of genre painting and portraiture. Names like Wright of Derby, McTaggart, Wilkie, Raeburn and Millais symbolise a period of upheaval -- a time of both reflection and reorientation. Sir John Everett Millais: OPHELIA (1851-52) Joseph Wright of Derby: AN EXPERIMENT ON A BIRD IN THE AIR PUMP (1767/68) William McTaggart: THE STORM (1890) Sir David Wilkie: WILLIAM BETHUNE, HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER (1804) Sir Henry Raeburn: REVEREND ROBERT WALKER SKATING (1784)

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Contributor

Genre