Clarissa's painter : portraiture, illustration, and representation in the novels of Samuel Richardson /
Lynn Shepherd.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- x, 271 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Oxford English monographs .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Samuel Richardson's 'paintive art' -- Eighteenth-century portraiture : form, use, meaning, spectatorship -- Richardson's first portrait : the Hayman conversation piece -- Richardson's first novel : images of Pamela from Carwitham to Highmore -- 'Now for a likeness to illustrate the surprising scene' : portraiture and representation in Clarissa -- 'I am a painter, madam' : portraiture and representation in Sir Charles Grandison -- Conclusion : Richardson's legacy, portraiture and representation in Mansfield Park.
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Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761 --Criticism and interpretation.
Art and literature--History--England--18th century. Portraits in literature. Imagery (Psychology) in literature. Mimesis in literature. Illustration of books--18th century.