A Picture History of the Grenville Family

In this exquisite gift book, Mary Yelloly's watercolors depict life in the English countryside, where the imaginary Grenville family, invented by Mary, spends its days playing games, taking walks, and enjoying carriage rides. Assisted by her "Nanna" and her sisters, Mary painted the elegant and fashionable Rosedale House, Gloucestershire, surrounded by parkland. The story is told through the child's eyes both in a series of interiors-drawing rooms, libraries, and opulent bedrooms-and a sequence of beautiful landscapes. The book offers a delightfully innocent view of life in 19th-century England, but it also tells the intriguing tale of school-age Mary Yelloly, whose brief life appears to have been as charmingly domestic as those she depicts on the pages. Gatefolds, marbleized paper, and beautifully reproduced illustrations make this book an irresistible gift and the exceptionally accomplished watercolors will be of special interest to art lovers.

In this gift book, Mary Yelloly's watercolors depict life in the English countryside, where the imaginary Grenville family, invented by Mary in 1825, spend their days playing games, taking walks, and enjoying carriage rides. Assisted by Mama and her sisters, Mary painted their elegant and fashionable houses, Rosedale House, Gloucestershire, Woodlands Hall, and Bellemere Park in the Lake District, all set in extensive estates complete with cottages and farms. The story is told through the child's eyes both in a series of interiors - drawing rooms, nurseries, libraries, boudoirs, and bedrooms inhabited by the Grenville children, their governess, and their parents - and a sequence of beautiful country landscapes. The book offers an innocent view of life in nineteenth-century England, but it also tells the tale of the author, school-age Mary Yelloly, whose brief life appears to have been as charmingly domestic as the lives she depicts in these pages.

General

ISBN		9780847829224
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Rizzoli Intl Pubns
Pages		152
List Price		$24.95
Author		Stainton, Lindsey
Publication Date		05/15/2007
Release Status		In Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 7 Inches (US) Width: 9.5 Inches (US) Thickness: 0.75 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 1.4 Pounds (US)
Foreword		Bonham, Helena Carter
Afterword		Finch, Simon