History's beauties : women in the National Portrait Gallery, 1856-1900 /

History's beauties : women in the National Portrait Gallery, 1856-1900 / Lara Perry.

"The first monograph study of gender in a major museum, History's Beauties engages themes of gender, national identity, class cultures, and aesthetics in Victorian England to interpret the National Portrait Gallery's fascinating collection."--Jacket.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perry, Lara.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2006]
Series:British art and visual culture since 1750, new readings.
Subjects:
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)
Women > Great Britain > Portraits.
Portrait painting, British > 19th century.
Painting, Victorian > Great Britain.
Portrait painting > England > London.
Women.
Gender identity.
Great Britain > Biography > Portraits.
Description
Summary:"The first monograph study of gender in a major museum, History's Beauties engages themes of gender, national identity, class cultures, and aesthetics in Victorian England to interpret the National Portrait Gallery's fascinating collection."--Jacket.
Physical Description:viii, 199 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-193) and index.
ISBN:0754630811
9780754630814

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