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In the 18th century, the triumph of commerce led to the emergence of a new 'middle' class, a group of people who craved pleasure and novelty, and developed its own tastes in art. The result was a g...olden age in painting, with Hogarth, Reynolds and Gainsborough reinventing the British style. The story ends in 1805 with the burial of Horatio Nelson, a commoner, at the heart of St Paul's: the supremacy of the middle class assured.
In the 18th century, the triumph of commerce led to the emergence of a new 'middle' class, a group of people who craved pleasure and novelty, and developed its own tastes in art. The result was a g...olden age in painting, with Hogarth, Reynolds and Gainsborough reinventing the British style. The story ends in 1805 with the burial of Horatio Nelson, a commoner, at the heart of St Paul's: the supremacy of the middle class assured.
| Series: | Seven Ages Of Britain |
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| First transmission date: | 07-03-2010 |
| Published: | 2010 |
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| Duration: | 00:59:11 |
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| Producer: | Catherine McCarthy |
| Presenter: | David Dimbleby |
| Contributor: | David Dimbleby |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rfqpk |
| Subject terms: | Art--Great Britain--History; Great Britain --History --1714-1837 |
| Production number: | FKAA745P |
| Videofinder number: | 81631 |
| Available to public: | no |
