The art world in Britain 1660 to 1735
The art world in Britain 1660 to 1735 publishes primary sources and research tools for the study of the arts in Britain between the restoration of Charles II and the opening of Hogarth's St Martin's Lane Academy. Launched in October 2011, this long-term project will create a large body of transcribed sources that will underpin secondary databases, to include a biographical dictionary, a topographical index, a calendar of art sales and a database of transactions.
The website is a major initiative of Court, Country, City: British Art 1660-1735, the AHRC-funded research project based at the University of York and Tate Britain. The site launches with an initial offering of material, and limited functionality. There is much material in preparation and we plan to add fresh content every other month.. As content on the site grows, so the functionality will also develop. If you would like to hear when new material is made available, please email the editor, Richard Stephens.
Latest News
7 March 2012: a large and diverse group of 17th and 18th century sources are published today, comprising inventories, wills, sale catalogues, letters, invoices and receipts, legal papers, travel diaries, and lives of painters. Over 700 names and addresses have been added to the 'people' and 'places' indexes. [more...]
