(Paperback)

A fresh biography of the revolutionary British landscape painter John Constable, from the author of Gainsborough, a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and The Times, Sunday Times and Observer book of the year

(Paperback, Main)

From the author of the acclaimed biography of Turner comes a major new work that explores the relationship between art and business in nineteenth-century Britain.

(Hardback)

In this fascinating book, art historian James Hamiltonexamines the work and life of the illustrator Arthur Rackham.

(Paperback)

Frank, lucid and modern, this is a fresh portrait of Thomas Gainsborough, the most sensuous artist of the eighteenth century.

(Hardback)

A concise history of one of the world's greatest and most comprehensive museum collections, from its founding in 1753 to the present day.

(Paperback)

Landscape painter J.M.W. Turner was reticent about his private life. In this blend of biography and art history, the author introduces Turner to a new generation, scotches many Turner myths, and depicts him as a giant of the 19th century and a beacon for the 21st.

(Paperback)

In this richly illustrated account, James Hamilton explores the scientific and cultural history of the volcano. The book moves from Greek and Roman myth to the earliest-known wall painting of an erupting volcano in 6200 BC, to the distinctive colours of Andy Warhol, to Michael Sandle's exploding mountains of the 1980s.