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The tastemakers : British dealers and the Anglo-Gallic interior, 1785-1865

Title
  1. The tastemakers : British dealers and the Anglo-Gallic interior, 1785-1865 / Diana Davis.
Published by
  1. Los Angeles, California : the Getty Research Institute, [2020]
Author
  1. Davis, Diana, 1955-

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Additional authors
  1. Getty Research Institute, issuing body.
Description
  1. xii, 308 pages, 52 pages of plates : illustraions (chiefly color); 27 cm
Summary
  1. "The Tastemakers examines the development, role, and influence of British decorative art dealers between 1785 and 1865, years during which Francophile taste came to dominate the furnishing of elite interiors"--
Subject
  1. 1700-1899
  2. Art dealers > Great Britain > History > 18th century
  3. Art dealers > Great Britain > History > 19th century
  4. Decorative arts > Great Britain > History > 18th century
  5. Decorative arts > Great Britain > History > 19th century
  6. Decorative arts > Great Britain > French influences
  7. Interior decoration > Great Britain > History > 18th century
  8. Interior decoration > Great Britain > History > 19th century
  9. Interior decoration > Great Britain > French influences
  10. Decorative arts > French influences
  11. Art dealers
  12. Decorative arts
  13. Interior decoration
  14. Interior decoration > French influences
  15. Great Britain
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. Part 1: Trade, Taste, and Retail. "The Revived Taste of Louis the Fourteenth" -- "Nos Amis, Les Ennemies": Britain and France -- The "Wily Brocanteur" -- "The New Race of Connoisseurs" -- Plates -- Part 2: The Dealer-Producer. Manufacturers of Antique Furniture -- "Matt and Burnished Gold" -- "China Painted and Gilt" -- A Burst of Splendor: The Anglo-Gallic Interior -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Selected Dealer Biographies -- Appendix 2. Sale Catalogs.
Call number
  1. JQF 21-519
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Davis, Diana, 1955- author.
Title
  1. The tastemakers : British dealers and the Anglo-Gallic interior, 1785-1865 / Diana Davis.
Publisher
  1. Los Angeles, California : the Getty Research Institute, [2020]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1700-1899
Added author
  1. Getty Research Institute, issuing body.
LCCN
  1. 2019033918
ISBN
  1. 9781606066416 hardcover
  2. 1606066412 hardcover
Research call number
  1. JQF 21-519
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