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A Victorian family devoted to art. H B Carter and Sons by Gordon Bell tells the remarkable story of a family of artists: Henry Barlow Carter (1804–1868), pioneering watercolourist; his son Henry Vandyke Carter, the celebrated anatomical illustrator of Gray’s Anatomy; and Joseph Newington Carter, who carried the tradition forward. A fully illustrated volume tracing their celebrated Hull studio and the works that made the Carters famous.
This fully illustrated volume traces their careers, their celebrated Hull studio, and the watercolours, drawings, and engravings that made the Carters one of nineteenth-century Britain’s most fascinating artistic dynasties — from the studio to the exhibition room, through the world of Victorian art-making. Gordon Bell brings together specialist knowledge to recreate the world of Victorian art-making — from the studio to the exhibition room.
A treasure for lovers of British art, medical illustration, and Victorian social history: how one family’s dedication to drawing shaped art, science, and culture — and put Victorian Hull on the artistic map.
H B Carter and Sons by Gordon Bell, with Arthur Credland and Ruth Richardson, tells the remarkable story of a Victorian family devoted to art. Henry Barlow Carter (1804–1868) was a pioneering watercolourist; his son Henry Vandyke Carter became the celebrated anatomical illustrator of Gray’s Anatomy; and Joseph Newington Carter carried the family tradition forward.
This fully illustrated volume traces their careers, their celebrated Hull studio, and the watercolours, drawings and engravings that made the Carters one of 19th-century Britain’s most fascinating artistic dynasties. Gordon Bell brings together specialist knowledge to recreate the world of Victorian art-making — from the studio to the exhibition room.
A treasure for lovers of British art, medical illustration and Victorian social history, this eBook reveals how one family’s dedication to drawing shaped art, science and culture. Discover the Carters — painters, illustrators and entrepreneurs who put Victorian Hull on the artistic map.
An essential addition to any library of Victorian art.
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