Download or read book Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860 written by Ronald Parkinson and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From luminaries such as J.M.W.Turner to the all but forgotten George Travers - and through the hierarchy of genres from high art to animals, fruit, flowers, sea and landscapes - the 500 pictures covered in this catalogue form about half of the V&A's collection of British oil paintings.