J. M. W. Turner and the subject of history
Introduction -- "A great and dreadful sea-fight" : the Battle of Trafalgar (1806-8) and the end of contemporary history painting -- "The conception of a swamp'd world" : destruction and creation in painting/history -- "This cross-fire of colours" : Turner and the varnishing days -- "In Venice now" : history, nature, and the body of the subject -- The slave ship : painting/abolition/history -- Conclusion
Print Book, English, 2012
Ashgate, Farnham [u.a.], 2012