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Informationen zum Autor John Galt was a Scottish author, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator. Galt has been dubbed the first political author in the English language since he was the first to address concerns related to the Industrial Revolution. Galt was the Canada Company's first superintendent (1826-1829). In the first half of the nineteenth century, the company was created to populate a part of what is now Southern Ontario (then known as Upper Canada); it was later considered "the most important single attempt at settlement in Canadian history". Galt was recalled to Britain in 1829 for mismanagement of the Canada Company (especially inept bookkeeping), and he was later imprisoned for failing to pay his son's tuition. Galt was born in Irvine, Ayrshire, the son of a naval captain who traded in the West Indies. He was a first cousin to Captain Alexander Allan. His father relocated to Greenock around 1780. The family paid him regular visits but did not return permanently until 1789. John attended Irvine Grammar School alongside Henry Eckford, a lifelong friend, and William Spence. Galt spent a few months at the Greenock Custom House when he was 17 years old. He then worked as an apprentice and junior clerk for his uncle, Mr. Ewing, while simultaneously penning essays and stories for local journals in his own time. He relocated to London in 1804 to join his father and seek his wealth. Klappentext An important two-volume biography, first published 1816-20, of the acclaimed American history painter, reissued here in one volume. Zusammenfassung Largely self-taught, the American artist Benjamin West (1738–1820) became a history painter for George III and a founder and president of the Royal Academy of Arts. This reissue brings together the two volumes of John Galt's biography of West, first published in 1816 and 1820. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. Prior to his Arrival in England: 1. The birth and paternal ancestry of Mr West; 2. The artist visits Philadelphia; 3. The course of instruction; 4. Reflections on the eccentricities of young men of genius; 5. Motives which induced him to visit New York; 6. State of the stationary society of Rome; 7. Anecdote of a famous improvisatore; 8. The result of the artist's experiment; Part II. Subsequent to his Arrival in This Country: Preface; Introduction; 1. Mr West arrives in England; 2. Some notice of Archbishop Drummond; 3. Archbishop Drummond's address in procuring the patronage of the king; 4. The king's personal friendship for Mr West; 5. The opening of the Royal Academy; 6. Singular anecdote; 7. Observations on Mr West's intercourse with the king; 8. The first discourse of Mr West; 9. Discourse in 1794; 10. Discourse in 1797; 11. Discourse; 12. Discourse; 13. Mr West's visit to Paris; 14. Reflections; Appendix....
