The Holland Park Circle: Artists and Victorian SocietyThe reign of Queen Victoria witnessed a spectacular rise in the visibility, wealth, and prestige of English artists and designers. Leading this resurgence was a group of artists who established their studios in and around the district of London's Holland Park. This book is both an engrossing narrative of their lives, works, and influence and a perceptive analysis of the subtle relationships between high Victorian taste and mercantile values. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
the 1840s | 7 |
the 1850s | 18 |
Building for Art in Kensington | 41 |
Leighton Aitchison and 2 Holland Park Road | 54 |
Guns and Glees | 65 |
Art and Society on Campden Hill | 77 |
Howard Webb and 1 Palace Green | 89 |
2 9 and 14 | 171 |
The Leighton Ascendancy | 188 |
Prinsep Webb and 1 Holland Park Road | 206 |
The Studios of Holland Park | 213 |
The Last Victorian Artists Houses in Holland Park | 224 |
Artists in Residence | 237 |
Death and Decline | 269 |
Notes | 278 |
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