G. C. Williamson

historien de l'art britannique

George Charles Williamson, né en 1858 et mort en 1942[1], est un historien de l'art britannique, antiquaire et auteur de nombreux ouvrages sur l'art et les artistes européens. Il écrit parfois sous le pseudonyme Rowley Cleeve[2].

George Charles Williamson
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Il écrit de nombreux livres sur l'art et les artistes européens, en se concentrant sur la période allant de la Renaissance jusqu'à la fin du XIXe siècle.

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  • John Russell, R.A. (1893)[3] (voir aussi John Russell.)
  • The Money of the Bible (1894)
  • Portrait Miniatures from the Time of Holbein 1531 to That of Sir William Ross 1860: A Handbook for Collectors (1897)
  • Bernardino Luini (1899)
  • George John Pinwell (en) and His Works (1900)
  • Francesco Raibolini Called Francia (1901)
  • Fra Angelico (1901)
  • Frederic, Lord Leighton (1902)
  • Murillo (1902)
  • Pietro Vannucci Called Perugino (1903)
  • Holman Hunt (1903)
  • Velazquez (1904)
  • The History of Portrait Miniatures (1904)
  • Guildford in the Olden Time: Side-Lights on the History of a Quaint Old Town (1904)
  • Guildford The Ancient Crypts in the High Street, Guildford (1904)
  • Richard Cosway, R.A. (1905)
  • Catalogue of the Collection of Miniatures, the Property of J. Pierpont Morgan (1906)
  • John Downman (en), A.R.A. (1907)
  • George Morland: His Life and Works (1907)
  • Catalogue of the Works of Art Belonging to Dr. G.C. Williamson (1909)
  • Catalogue of the Collection of Jewels and Precious Works of Art: The Property of J. Pierpont Morgan (1910)
  • The Strozzi Collection of Instruments by Erasmus Habermehl (1911)
  • Catalogue of a collection of miniatures: The property of His Royal Highness Prince Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, Duke of Cumberland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, K.G., G.C.H. (Priv. print) (1914)
  • George, Third Earl of Cumberland (1558–1605): His Life and His Voyages: A Study from Original Documents (1920)
  • Daniel Gardner (en), Painter in Pastel and Gouache: A Brief Account of His Life and Works (1921)
  • Curious Survivals: Habits and Customs of the Past That Still Live in the Present (1923)
  • Stories of an Expert (1925)
  • The Book of Famille Rose (1926)
  • Signed Enamel Miniatures of the XVIIth, XVIIIth, and XIXth Centuries (1926)
  • The Guildford Caverns (1930)
  • English Conversation Pictures of the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries (1931)
  • The Book of Amber (1932)
  • The Book of Ivory (1938)
  • Recollections of Old School Days (unknown)

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  • George Engleheart, 1750–1829: Miniature Painter to George III (1902; avec Henry Lewis Dillman Engleheart)
  • How to Identify Portrait Miniatures (1904; avec Alyn Williams)
  • Cities of Northern Italy: Verona, Padua, Bologna, and Ravenna (1906; avec Grant Allen)
  • John Zoffany, R. A.: His Life and Works 1735–1810 (1920; avec Lady Victoria Manners)
  • Angelica Kauffmann, R.A.: Her Life and Her Works (1924; avec Lady Victoria Manners)
  • The Art of the Miniature Painter (1926; avec Percy Buckman)

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  1. "Catalogue of the Collection of Jewels and Precious Works of Art, the Property of J. Pierpont Morgan". The Met website.
  2. Carty, T.J. A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language. Routledge, 2015, p. 826.
  3. « Review of John Russell, R.A. by G. C. Williamson », The Athenaeum, no No. 3560,‎ , p. 91–93 (lire en ligne)

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