The Optickal Illusion : A Novel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halliburton, Rachel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Optickal Illusion

Place of Publication:

: ABRAMS (Ignition), 2018.

Summary:

The stunning debut novel brimming withenvy, lust, and corruption at the heart of eighteenth century London's artworld.

Contents:

Intro

Copyright

Contents

Dedication

Prologue: London, January 1797

Chapter One: America, 1757

Chapter Two: St James's Palace, residence of King George III, London, 1795

Chapter Three: The environs of Somerset House, December 1796

Chapter Four: The Royal Academy, December 1796

Chapter Five: A walk through St James's Park, December 1796

Chapter Six: Mr West writes home

Chapter Seven: Dealing with Mr Cosway

Chapter Eight: Mr West's betrayal, January 1797

Chapter Nine: Joseph Johnson delivers a warning

Chapter Ten: Ann Jemima's flight

Chapter Eleven: Three artists and a bottle of gin

Chapter Twelve: The plot for revenge

Chapter Thirteen: A dispute with Mrs Tullett

Chapter Fourteen: Persuading the artists of the Royal Academy

Chapter Fifteen: Benjamin West and the art of self-deception

Chapter Sixteen: The tide turns against Mr West

Chapter Seventeen: A meeting at Wright's Coffee House

Chapter Eighteen: Mr Cosway demands his price

Chapter Nineteen: Dinner at Joseph Johnson's

Chapter Twenty: Ann Jemima recovers

Chapter Twenty-One: Benjamin West confesses

Chapter Twenty-Two: Josiah Darton travels to the West Country

Chapter Twenty-Three: Benjamin West is forgiven

Chapter Twenty-Four: The ingenious Miss Provis

Chapter Twenty-Five: The lamentations of Thomas Provis

Chapter Twenty-Six: The fate of a respectable woman

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Exhibition

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The critics' verdict

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Venice, November 1797

Historical Note

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781468316308

1468316303

OCLC:

1344159815