Country life was idealized by the Victorians into a rural idyll. 19th-century artists sought to perpetuate this image and their work found its greatest expression in images of cottages and cottage... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This is a very sweet collection of pictures. I like it for garden ideas for my cottage style home.
Victorian Cottages by Andrew Clayton-Payne
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is a wonderful book for the lover of the old English cottage painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is filled with full colored pictures on every page of the paintings and describes life in these times. A great addition to anyone's library who is interested in these times and the painter's who so aptly captured a way of life long gone. Paintings by Allingham, Strachan, Stannard, Foster and others are included.
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