Drawing after the Antique at the British Museum, 1809–1817: “Free” Art Education and the Advent of the Liberal State

From 1808 the British Museum in London began regularly to open its newly established Townley Gallery so that art students could draw from the ancient sculptures housed there. This article documents and comments on this development in art education, based on an analysis of the 165 individuals recorde...

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Main Author: Martin Myrone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yale University 2017-04-01
Series:British Art Studies
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Online Access:http://britishartstudies.ac.uk/issues/issue-index/issue-5/after-antique