Visual Culture and the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Name: Visual Culture and the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Visual Culture and the Revolutionary and Napoleonic WarsAuthor(s): Satish Padiyar, Philip Shaw, Philippa Simpson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138353343, 978-1138353343\nSynopsis\nIndividually and collectively, the essays in this cross-disciplinary collection explore the impact of the revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars on European visual culture, from the outbreak of the pan-European conflict with France in 1792 to the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Through consideration of a range of media, from academic painting to prints, drawings and printed ephemera, this book offers fresh understanding of the rich variety of ways in which warfare was mediated in visual cultures in Britain and continental Europe. \n\nThe fourteen essays in the collection are grouped thematically into three sections, each focusing on a specific type of visual communication. Thus, Part One engages with historically specific wa.