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Patronage [ Politics & Society / Social interaction ]
… value, such as money, connections, public acknowledgment, positions and someone who was able to return the favour with artistic or scientific productions) had for centuries been the main way in which the creation of art – from painting to … century sees the gradual replacement of traditional patronage (a rich aristocrat or churchman being a patron to an artist) with more market-oriented models that distributed both financial and cultural investments and rewards more … value (such as money, connections, public acknowledgment, positions) and someone who was able to return the favour with artistic or scientific productions. In the absence of fully developed markets and the commodification of art, patronage …
Aristocracy | Art | Commerce | Exhibitions | Literature | Patronage | Subscription
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Mary Berry [ Art and Literature ]
… Walpole's correspondence, and authored two plays as well as historiographical works. She met a large number of literati, artists, and politicians and cultivated friendships with Walpole, the sculptor Anne Damer, and the playwright Joanna … Although ‘no great celebrity’ 1 , Berry, like other salonnières, knew a large number of literati, politicians, and artists, and through her sheer longevity, remained a decades-long presence in London's society. That, like other women … Press, 1999), p. 91-124. 13 . See a recent study: Jonathan David Gross, The Life of Anne Damer: Portrait of a Regency Artist (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2014). 14 . For a recent fictional evaluation of their friendship, see Emma Donoghue, …
Bluestockings | Correspondence | Literature | Travel | Theatre
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Rake [ Politics & Society / Character / Social interaction ]
… whereas 1820 saw the end of the Regency as the Prince Regent became George IV. The rake can thus be seen as a leading artistic creation of the eighteenth century, his presence nearly ubiquitous. However, his aura and influence over the … pawns, and a distaste for marriage and authority in general. Etherege, though not a peer himself, belonged to group of artists and courtiers known as the Merry Gang, due to their intimate footing with Charles II, nicknamed the Merry … hegemonic mode: representations of the rake grew more accusatory, mirroring the growing number of women and middle-class artists taking on rakish narratives. For many of them, the character’s disruptive nature was increasingly becoming an …
Literature | Masculinity | Rank | Violence
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Literary Academies [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… morphing to include the arts (the Academy of Painting, founded in 1711, is one example) 1 : British literary and artistic associations, though labelled societies or academies, compared more closely with the informal Italian model. In …
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Joseph Addison [ Art and Literature / Politics ]
Literature | Manners | Periodicals | Politeness | Whigs | Wit
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