TY - BOOK AU - Sumner,Ann AU - Smith,Greg ED - Barber Institute of Fine Arts. TI - In front of nature: the European landscapes of Thomas Fearnley SN - 9781907804106 (pbk.) : PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - Giles KW - Fearnley, Thomas, KW - Art and Design KW - eflch N1 - Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, 19th Oct. 2012-27th Jan. 2013; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Accompanying a major new exhibition, this volume reveals the full range of the landscape paintings of Thomas Fearnley, an artist in the tradition of the great romantics, as well as placing his work in the broader 19th century context. It also shows how he used his 'en plein air' sketches to work up his final studio paintings ER -