Richard Bassett
Biographic Data
| ID | 3745376 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Bassett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Bassett |
| SIGNATURE | BASSETT R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1930 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Maria Theresa: Empress: The Making of the Austrian Enlightenment
Maria Theresa: Empress: The Making of the Austrian Enlightenment
Maria Theresa, the Habsburg empress, was the single most powerful woman in eighteenth-century Europe. At the age of just twenty-three she succeeded to the Habsburg domains only to find them contested by almost every power in Europe. Over the next forty years, she became a fierce leader and opponent, as well as a devoted wife and mother to sixteen children. This book traces Maria Theresa's life and complex legacy. The book reveals her keen sense o…
Maria Theresa: Empress
The Art of the Pittor Turco: Jean-Étienne Liotard’s Visits to Vienna
This chapter explores the artistic atmosphere of Maria Theresa's reign, focusing on portraiture, cultural openness, and the influence of Jean-Étienne Liotard, the ‘Pittor Turco’. It notes Maria Theresa's reluctance to sit for portraits, shared by her son Leopold II, and the lack of psychological depth in Martin van Meytens's regal paintings. It also highlights how her personal and family interest in the arts, including drawing and music, contribu…
Plečnik, Jože
Waldheim and Austria
This is an account of the Affair, which for six months in 1986 cast a spotlight on the small, neutral republic of Austria. As Kurt Waldheim, former Secretary-General of the United Nations ran for President, so fragments of his hitherto undisclosed wartime career in the German army came to light, bringing with them strongly denied allegations that he had been involved in atrocities carried out against civilians and prisoners of war in the Balkans.…
Artists in the Classroom
A Short History of the United States, 1492-1938
A Short History of the United States, 1492–1938. By John S. Bassett. Third edition, revised and enlarged by Richard H. Bassett. (New York: Macmillan Co., 1939. xviii + 1039 pp. Maps, bibliographical notes, and general bibliographical note. $4.00.) Get access Edgar B. Wesley Edgar B. Wesley University of Minnesota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 26, Issue 3, December 1939…
Romantic Ceylon: Its History, Legend and Story
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Romantic Ceylon: Its History, Legend and Story
A Short History of the United States, 1492-1938
A Short History of the United States, 1492–1938. By John S. Bassett. Third edition, revised and enlarged by Richard H. Bassett. (New York: Macmillan Co., 1939. xviii + 1039 pp. Maps, bibliographical notes, and general bibliographical note. $4.00.) Get access Edgar B. Wesley Edgar B. Wesley University of Minnesota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 26, Issue 3, December 1939…
Artists in the Classroom
Waldheim and Austria
This is an account of the Affair, which for six months in 1986 cast a spotlight on the small, neutral republic of Austria. As Kurt Waldheim, former Secretary-General of the United Nations ran for President, so fragments of his hitherto undisclosed wartime career in the German army came to light, bringing with them strongly denied allegations that he had been involved in atrocities carried out against civilians and prisoners of war in the Balkans.…
Plečnik, Jože
Maria Theresa: Empress: The Making of the Austrian Enlightenment
Maria Theresa: Empress: The Making of the Austrian Enlightenment
Maria Theresa, the Habsburg empress, was the single most powerful woman in eighteenth-century Europe. At the age of just twenty-three she succeeded to the Habsburg domains only to find them contested by almost every power in Europe. Over the next forty years, she became a fierce leader and opponent, as well as a devoted wife and mother to sixteen children. This book traces Maria Theresa's life and complex legacy. The book reveals her keen sense o…
Maria Theresa: Empress
The Art of the Pittor Turco: Jean-Étienne Liotard’s Visits to Vienna
This chapter explores the artistic atmosphere of Maria Theresa's reign, focusing on portraiture, cultural openness, and the influence of Jean-Étienne Liotard, the ‘Pittor Turco’. It notes Maria Theresa's reluctance to sit for portraits, shared by her son Leopold II, and the lack of psychological depth in Martin van Meytens's regal paintings. It also highlights how her personal and family interest in the arts, including drawing and music, contribu…
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