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Shelfmark

En.4.20

Author

Title

Practical treatise on painting in oil-colours.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London : Printed for B. and J. White, Fleet-street., 1795.

Physical description

xvi, 246 p. ; 8vo.

Note

A pirated ed., omitting the perspective, of Bardwell's "Practice of painting and perspective made easy", published in 1756. Cf. DNB.

Note

Wove paper; watermark: 1794 WS.

Note

Half-title.

Note

Includes contents page, p. xv.

Provenance

Inscriptions in several hands on half-title page: Samuel Evans, Eton, 1795-1823. William Evans. 1824 to 1853. Samuel T.G. Evans, 1853 to 1903. W Sidney V Evans. Keate's Lane, Eton - 1893-1922.

Provenance

Inscription on front pastedown: Present to the Drawing School Library Eton. 1943. W.I.V. Evans.

Binding

Contemporary English; boards covered in light blue paper; spine covered in pale brown cotton.

Copy-specific note

Manuscript recipes for oil paint in early 19th century hand pasted facing half-title.

Subject

Painting Technique.

Subject

Art Early works to 1800.

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B. and J. White printers.

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England London.

Identifier

B32523
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