Books by Sam Smiles

An exploration of Turner's final, vital years, including new readings of some of his most significant paintings

The author of this book sets out to investigate two fundamental issues: how was the remote past of Britain imagined in the 18th and 19th centuries and what part did visual arts play in the process?

Provides a reassessment of the life and work of the popular, but critically neglected nineteenth-century artist Samuel Palmer. This title examines Palmer's work in relation to a wider art world and analyses various areas of his life and output, reinstating the study of Palmer's work within broader debates about landscape and cultural history.