{"product_id":"the-queen-and-the-arts-helen-cathcart-9781800554658","title":"The Queen and the Arts","description":"\u003cb\u003eA superb narrative history of Her Majesty The Queen's lifelong appreciation of the arts.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdeal for readers of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Roberts, Christopher Lloyd and Desmond Shawe-Taylor.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II acquired a cultivated appreciation of the arts from an early age, with the study of a picture a week in her schooldays, and in maturity has consistently proven herself a dutiful, conscientious and enthusiastic patron of the arts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this impressive volume, Helen Cathcart guides the reader through the public galleries, state apartments and private rooms of royal abodes, pointing out the historic furniture and bespoke ceramics, the royal portraits and of course the Old Masters that adorn the tapestried walls. Here is the pencil sketch by Michelangelo, the watercolour by Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise, the first edition Lewis Carroll in the Royal Library, and the Fabergé easter eggs, among many other treasures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Queen and the Arts\u003c\/i\u003e not only highlights Her Majesty's abiding interest in the arts in all its forms but also her expert knowledge and care of the royal collection and her wish for it to be seen and enjoyed by as many as possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Helen Cathcart: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An expert on royalty' -\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wide acclaim as a royal biographer ... objective, uninhibited and penetrating' - \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Helen Cathcart writes about royalty as if she were one of them' -\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The doyenne of royal biographers' -\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Cathcart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800554656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800554658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Helen Cathcart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437076459775,"sku":"9781800554658","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f23fb88b-d00b-428a-baba-6df4050411f3.jpg?v=1777159698","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-queen-and-the-arts-helen-cathcart-9781800554658","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}