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Persuasion and PropagandaMonuments and the Eighteenth-Century British Empire |
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In the eighteenth century sugar planters, merchants, aristocrats, politicians, and governments erected hundreds of commemorative monuments throughout the British Empire as expressions of social status, personal dynasties, territorial occupation, and imperial ambitions. In a culture transformed by the rising merchant class, these monuments - inherently public and hopefully permanent - underscored the economic, political, and cultural complexities of the emerging empire.
Lavishly illustrated, Persuasion and Propaganda is the first study of these works of art within the framework of colonial politics and political culture. While examining the rise of the idea of the public in the modern world, Joan Coutu also explores how "empire" was constantly being redefined. From private funeral monuments in the West Indies to works erected by the East India Company and the British Parliament, Coutu shows how the youthful British Empire saw itself and validated its mission through sculpture.
Lavishly illustrated, Persuasion and Propaganda is the first study of these works of art within the framework of colonial politics and political culture. While examining the rise of the idea of the public in the modern world, Joan Coutu also explores how "empire" was constantly being redefined. From private funeral monuments in the West Indies to works erected by the East India Company and the British Parliament, Coutu shows how the youthful British Empire saw itself and validated its mission through sculpture.
Details
496 Pages, 6.75 x 9.75
160 pages of b&w illustrations
ISBN 9780773531307
August 2006
Formats: Cloth, eBook
Joan Coutu is associate professor, fine arts, University of Waterloo.
Acknowledgments ix
Author's Notes xi
Abbreviations xi
List of Figures xiii
1 Introduction 3
PART ONE: FAMILY EMPIRES
2 Display and Dynasty 25
3 The Colonial Trade in Monuments 80
PART TWO: OFFICIAL EMPIRE
4 Heroic Imagery? The Monument to Wolfe in Westminster Abbey 103
5 Precedents and Parallels: The Grenville Commissions 147
PART THREE: EMPIRE SECURED?
6 Magnanimity? The Bust of George III in Montreal 181
7 Reassurances of Liberty: Public Monuments in the American Colonies 195
PART FOUR: EMPIRE RENEWED
8 Reassurances of Loyalty: Public Commissions in the West Indies 237
9 India: Empire Building as a Moral Imperative 270
10 Conclusion 322
Appendix 1: Excerpt from the Agreement between Joseph Wilton and William Young for the Ottley Monument, St John's Church, Antigua, 21 August 1767 329
Appendix 2: Advice Concerning a Monument to Major General Wolfe 330
Appendix 3: Correspondence of Charles Garth, Joseph Wilton, and the Committee of Correspondence of the Commons House of Assembly of South Carolina Concerning the Monument of William Pitt for Charleston,1766-70 334
Appendix 4: Eighteenth- and Early-Nineteenth-Century Monuments in North
America and the British West Indies 344
Notes 365
Bibliography 407
Index 435
Author's Notes xi
Abbreviations xi
List of Figures xiii
1 Introduction 3
PART ONE: FAMILY EMPIRES
2 Display and Dynasty 25
3 The Colonial Trade in Monuments 80
PART TWO: OFFICIAL EMPIRE
4 Heroic Imagery? The Monument to Wolfe in Westminster Abbey 103
5 Precedents and Parallels: The Grenville Commissions 147
PART THREE: EMPIRE SECURED?
6 Magnanimity? The Bust of George III in Montreal 181
7 Reassurances of Liberty: Public Monuments in the American Colonies 195
PART FOUR: EMPIRE RENEWED
8 Reassurances of Loyalty: Public Commissions in the West Indies 237
9 India: Empire Building as a Moral Imperative 270
10 Conclusion 322
Appendix 1: Excerpt from the Agreement between Joseph Wilton and William Young for the Ottley Monument, St John's Church, Antigua, 21 August 1767 329
Appendix 2: Advice Concerning a Monument to Major General Wolfe 330
Appendix 3: Correspondence of Charles Garth, Joseph Wilton, and the Committee of Correspondence of the Commons House of Assembly of South Carolina Concerning the Monument of William Pitt for Charleston,1766-70 334
Appendix 4: Eighteenth- and Early-Nineteenth-Century Monuments in North
America and the British West Indies 344
Notes 365
Bibliography 407
Index 435
