Walpole Society
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The Walpole Society, named after Horace Walpole, was formed in 1911 to promote the study of the history of British art
.
From 1762 on, Walpole had published the first history of art in Britain, based on the manuscript notebooks of George Vertue
, the most important source of information concerning British art before the mid-eighteenth century. One of the first goals of the Society was to publish these notebooks in their original form, which included much material that Walpole omitted.
The Society publishes an annual volume of studies written by its members and scholars around the world. The field of research includes painting
s, drawing
s, prints, miniatures, sculpture
and illuminated manuscript
s as well as patronage, collecting and travel. The period covered is the whole of the history of British art, from the Middle Ages
to the present.
Registered address
See also English school of painting; art history
British art
British art could refer to:* Art of the United Kingdom - post 1707* English art* Irish art* Scottish art* Welsh art...
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From 1762 on, Walpole had published the first history of art in Britain, based on the manuscript notebooks of George Vertue
George Vertue
George Vertue was an English engraver and antiquary, whose notebooks on British art of the first half of the 18th century are a valuable source for the period.-Life:...
, the most important source of information concerning British art before the mid-eighteenth century. One of the first goals of the Society was to publish these notebooks in their original form, which included much material that Walpole omitted.
The Society publishes an annual volume of studies written by its members and scholars around the world. The field of research includes painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
s, drawing
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
s, prints, miniatures, sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
and illuminated manuscript
Illuminated manuscript
An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniature illustrations...
s as well as patronage, collecting and travel. The period covered is the whole of the history of British art, from the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
to the present.
Registered address
- c/o Department of Prints and Drawings, The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
See also English school of painting; art history
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...