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Basic instincts: love, passion and violence in the art of Joseph Highmore

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This book will re-introduce Joseph Highmore (1692-1780), an artist of status and substance in his day, who is now largely unknown. It takes as its focus Highmore's small oil painting known as The Angel of Mercy (1746, Yale), one of the most shocking and controversial images in 18th-century British art.The book (and exhibition) seek to address this, while encouraging greater interest in, and appreciation for, this significant British artist. --

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    London: Paul Holberton Publishing, [2017]

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    • 9781911300281
    • 1911300288

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    Published to accompany the title exhibition held at the Foundling Museum, London, September 29, 2017-January 7, 2018.

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