{"product_id":"9781526188564","title":"Family Romance","description":"Author: Jean Strouse\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526188564\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Feb 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA glittering account of John Singer Sargent's relationship with an eminent Edwardian family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Family Romance, Jean Strouse tells the story of John Singer Sargent and his relationship with the Wertheimer family, structured around the twelve portraits he painted of them between 1898 and 1908.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsher Wertheimer was a London art dealer of German-Jewish descent. A prominent figure of the Edwardian age, he was at ease among Rothschilds, royals, journalists and aristocrats. In commissioning Sargent to paint a series of portraits of his family, he became the American expatriate artist's most important patron, as well as a close personal friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecreating the world of turn-of-the-century London, Strouse gives a dramatic account of these extraordinary lives, a tale that encompasses intrigue, tragedy and resounding success. At the same time she traces the decline of the British aristocracy and the rise of new power and wealth on both sides of the Atlantic, a transformation that Sargent captured brilliantly in his art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46680735842462,"sku":"ADS-9781526188564","price":69.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526188564.jpg?v=1775544653","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526188564","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}