Item #319821 Happy England; as painted by Helen Allingham; with memoir and descriptions by Marcus B. Huish. Helen Paterson Allingham, Marcus B. Huish, Marcus Bourne.

Happy England; as painted by Helen Allingham; with memoir and descriptions by Marcus B. Huish

1903, First Edition. London: Adam & Charles Black. Very good copy in a pictorial gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Minor browning to the pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #319821

Physical description: xi, 204 pages, 80 color preliminary leaves: frontispiece (portrait); 23 cm. Contents: Our title.--Paintresses, past and present.--The artist's early work.--The artist's Surrey home.--The influence of Witley.--The woods, the lanes, and the fields.--Cottages and homesteads.--Gardens and orchards.--Tennyson's homes.--Mrs. Allingham and her contemporaries. Subjects: Allingham, Helen Paterson 1848-1926. Watercolor painting England. England Description and travel Views. England Pictorial works. Nineteenth century English painting. genre: Description and travel.

Price: €85.00