The Face of Britain
Author: Schama, Simon
ISBN: 9780670922307
Publisher: Viking
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 632
Dimensions: 229mm x 143mm x 45mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
'A work of dazzling panache ... a book to devour' - Sunday Times
Churchill and his painter locked in a struggle of stares and glares; Gainsborough watching his daughters run after a butterfly; a naked John Lennon five hours before his death.
Simon Schama has written a tour de force about British portraits over the centuries in which the image-maker, the subject and everyone else looking on are brought unforgettably to life. Mesmerising in its extraordinary storytelling, and beautifully illustrated, The Face of Britain will change the way we see our past - and ourselves.
ISBN: 9780670922307
Publisher: Viking
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 632
Dimensions: 229mm x 143mm x 45mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
'A work of dazzling panache ... a book to devour' - Sunday Times
Churchill and his painter locked in a struggle of stares and glares; Gainsborough watching his daughters run after a butterfly; a naked John Lennon five hours before his death.
Simon Schama has written a tour de force about British portraits over the centuries in which the image-maker, the subject and everyone else looking on are brought unforgettably to life. Mesmerising in its extraordinary storytelling, and beautifully illustrated, The Face of Britain will change the way we see our past - and ourselves.
