Masterpieces from Mount Stuart: The Bute Collection

Description: Masterpieces from Mount Stuart: The Bute Collection [Hardcover] Chrichton-Stuart, Anthony Product Overview This beautifully illustrated book presents old master paintings from the famous Bute Collection at Mount Stuart, exhibited to the public in Scotland for the first time in more than sixty years. Featuring nineteen Dutch, Flemish, Early Netherlandish, and French pictures it includes celebrated landscapes by Aelbert Cuyp and Jacob van Ruisdael, scenes from everyday life by Pieter de Hooch, Gabriel Metsu, and David Teniers as well as portraits by Joos van Cleve, Jacob Jordaens, and Antoine Le Nain. An essay describes the formation of the Bute Collection by John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and Prime Minister to George III in the second half of the eighteenth century. It was regarded as the most important collection of Dutch and Flemish pictures formed in Britain before the French Revolution. The collection is kept at Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute, the family's grand house built by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson, who was also the architect of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Galleries of Scotland; First Edition (October 12, 2012) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 63 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1906270503 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 06 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.6 ounces Best Sellers Rank: #8,723,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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