Museum Tour: Art, Celebrity and Society in 18th-Century Britain
This tour of the National Gallery examines 18th-century British portraits and history paintings by Hogarth, Stubbs, Gainsborough and Reynolds as performances of status, celebrity and taste. AI summary of the listing
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In 18th-century Britain, portraiture and history painting became stages on which ambition, status and identity could be performed. Artists drew on the visual language of theatre, fashion and spectacle to create dazzling images of a society increasingly fascinated by celebrity, taste and public reputation. In this tour of the National Gallery, we explore works by artists including William Hogarth, George Stubbs,…
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