A Journey To Rome And Naples, Performed In 1817; Giving An Account Of The Present State Of Society In Italy; And Containing Observations On The Fine Arts. By Henry Sass, Student Of The Royal Academy Of Arts.

Henry Sass 1788-1844.

RA Collection: Book

Record number

04/3322

Author

Henry Sass, 1788-1844.

Imprint

London :: Printed For Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown, Paternoster Row., 1818.

Physical Description

lv, [1], 345, [3] p.; 227 mm. (Octavo.)

Contents

[T.p., dedic.] - Preface - Contents - Preliminary Remarks On The Fine Arts - [Text]; Errata; [colophon] - Works Recently Published By Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown, London.

References

RIBA, Early printed, 4 (2001), 2903.

Summary Note

The son of a Latvian immigrant, Henry Sass entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1805, trained as an artist, and exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1807 and 1839. In 1813 he advertised his School of Drawing; but from 1815 to 1817 travelled in Europe. From 1818 his School, established as a 'probationary school' for the Royal Academy and the British Institution, trained many successful artists.

Sass's Journey to Rome was adversely criticised in Annals of the fine arts (3/9, 1819), but was praised by Stendhal.

Provenance

Presented by the author in 1821 (acknowledged RA Council Minutes, VI, 197).

Name as Subject

Subject

Art - Italy - Rome - Naples - History - 19th century
British - Italy - Rome - Naples - Description and travel - 19th century
Travel literature - 19th century

Contributors

Henry Sass, previous owner, donor
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, publisher