The myth of commissioned illuminated books : George Romney, Isaac D'Israeli, and "ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY designs ... of Blake's"

Author

Viscomi, Joseph

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Blake. 1989, Num. 2, Vol. 23, p. 48-74, 15 ill.

ISSN

0160-628X

Abstract (en)

Questions the assumption that D'Israeli was an early Blake patron and collector, and suggests that he probably purchased all his books late and most of them from the collection of George Romney. Also suggests that Romney purchased his books from stock, instead of specifically commissioning them, and that what was true of Romney was true of nearly all owners of illuminated books, which is to say that Blake's illuminated books were not produced one by one and on demand as the artist got commissions.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Manuscript illumination -- United Kingdom
• Blake, William, 1757-1827
• Manuscript illumination
• Patronage
• Great Britain
• 1700-1900
• Romney, George, 1734-1802
• D'Israeli, Isaac, 1766-1848
• Collections
• Collectors
• Books

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Enluminure -- Royaume-Uni
• Blake, William, 1757-1827
• Enluminure
• Mécénat
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1900
• Romney, George, 1734-1802
• D'Israeli, Isaac, 1766-1848
• Collections
• Collectionneurs
• Livre

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910701-00454256

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