Ten British pictures 17401840 Author:Robert R. Wark This book presents series of brief essays on ten important and popular paintings in the collection of the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. The works were painted in the Georgian period, from the late 1730's to the late 1830's. This period is with little doubt the most brilliant in the history of British painting, but not necessarily... more » the best understood. Naturally a book of this size cannot attempt a full exploration of this highly complex phase of art history, but many of the salient characteristics are present in the pictures discussed.« less