Below Stairs

400 Years of Servants' Portraits

• Author(s): Giles Waterfield, Anne French, Matthew Craske,
• Publisher: National Portrait Gallery
• Pages: 212
• ISBN_10: 185514512X
  ISBN_13: 9781855145122
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General , Art / Subjects & Themes / Portraits , Business & Economics / Labor / General , Family & Relationships / General , History / Europe / Great Britain / General , History / Social History , Photography / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General , Photography / Photoessays & Documentaries , Photography / Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies , Social Science / Social Classes & Economic Disparity ,

Description:... Traditionally, British portraits have concentrated on the upper classes and the famous. This book explores the servant, be it in a grand or modest house, in the country or town, telling a fascinating story about power, class and human relationships spanning over 400 years of social and economic history.