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This is a sumptuous show of work by the Welsh-born artist – though its thesis is controversial
How British artists in the late 18th century brought a scientific eye to bear on landscape
Invited by the Whitechapel Gallery to mount an exhibition from the abundant Government Art Collection, Simon Schama was at first sorely tempted to ‘grab, gorge and glut’. Here he explains how he finally made his more considered choices
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