EDITOR - F. Knight Hunt 

PUBLICATION YEAR - 1846 

CONTENT NOTE - Documents the art applied to the New Houses of Parliament, including historical notice of the exhibitions in Westminster Hall, and directions for painting in fresco.

ILLUSTRATION DETAIL - Illustrated with Engravings on Wood 

PUBLISHER - Jeremiah How, London

12x9.5x1 In.

The book focuses on the critical, contemporary subject of public art as applied to the New Houses of Parliament after the 1834 fire. It records the competition exhibitions held in Westminster Hall to select artists for the building's frescoes and sculptures. The inclusion of "DIRECTIONS FOR PAINTING IN FRESCO" highlights the early Victorian push to revive this classical art form in Britain. The entire page is framed by a lavish, romantic engraving characteristic of the period's book design. This volume is an important document for the study of 19th-century British art, patronage, and the Gothic Revival movement.

Non-exportable

Provenance: The Estate of Mangaldas Nathubhai