Overview

Sanctioned by France's Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and struck primarily in order to disseminate the works of the Academy's members, the eighteenth-century fine art print flourished only briefly. Yet it set into motion the interdependence of graphic and pictorial media. In The Rise and Fall of the Fine Art Print in Eighteenth-Century France, W. McAllister Johnson distills a lifetime of research into an essential study of this seminal phenomenon and chronicles the issues, decisions, and practicalities inherent in making copperplate engravings as articles of art and commerce. His exceptional erudition makes this an unparalleled resource for the study of visual culture and of all aspects of printmaking before the French Revolution.

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Author:   W. McAllister Johnson
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.880kg
ISBN:  

9781442637122

ISBN 10:   1442637129
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   14 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. The Full Statement of the Question 2. Orienting Concepts 3. Prints as Information 4. The Fine Art Print Defined 5. Pendant Prints 6. The Académie as Catalyst and Regulator 7. The Académie and the Artist 8. Creative Issues 9. Response Time 10. Career Calculus 11. Reputation and Reflected Glory 12. Commercial Ploys and the Art of the Annonce 13. Prints and Paintings on Exhibition 14. Engraved, Not Engraved 15. Criticism, Controversy and Censure 16. Greuze Prints, including the Salon 17. The Clash of Genres 18. Conclusion Appendix A: The Mercure’s Editorial Policy regarding Prints (1728) Appendix B: Problems of Engraving and Collecting Prints (1754) Appendix C: Wille’s Appreciation of Jean Daullé (1763) Appendix D: An Oudry Portrait for the Book Trade (1767) Appendix E: A Greuze ‘Lost to France’ multiplied by a Print (1767) Appendix F: The Art Market : Paintings, Pendants and Petits Sujets (1780)

Reviews

'Highly recommended.' -- A Golahny Choice, vol 54:04:2016 'This monograph is recommended highly for library collections in academic institutions and museums.' -- Heather Saunders The Art Libraries Society of North America Reviews January 2017

'Highly recommended.' -- A Golahny Choice, vol 54:04:2016

Author Information

W. McAllister Johnson is a professor emeritus in the Department of Art at the University of Toronto. His most recent book is Versified Prints: A Literary and Cultural Phenomenon.

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