History of England
Not on view
British philosopher David Hume's "History of England" was first published in 1754-62 and translated into French soon thereafter. For this 1853 edition, history painter Philippoteaux provided the illustrations. Better-known for his large-scale paintings and panoramas of contemporary military events, the artist was also very active as an illustrator, contributing to a number of popular histories of France, in addition to this history of England. The Met collection contains an album of drawings preparatory to his illustrations for these volumes.
No image available
