The Art of Painting after the Italian Manner. With Practical Observations on the Principal Colours. And Directions how to know a Good Picture.
Rare and modern books
Elsum (John)
London: Printed for D. Brown, 1703.,
The Art of Painting after the Italian Manner. With Practical Observations on the Principal Colours. And Directions how to know a Good Picture.
Rare and modern books
Elsum (John)
London: Printed for D. Brown, 1703.,
593.76 €
(Grantham,
United Kingdom)
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- Author
- Elsum (John)
- Publishers
- London: Printed for D. Brown, 1703.
- Keyword
- FINE ARTS PAINTING THEORY OF COLOURS APPLIED ARTS
Description
First edition, 8vo (192 x 120 mm), [8], 142, [10]pp., some light spotting and browning, contemporary calf, reback, red morocco spine label, corners rubbed. First edition of this work which is based largely on Italian writers, it provides practical observations on colours and offers guidance on how to evaluate the quality of a painting. ESTC lists only 5 copies in the UK (BL, Cambridge, Dublin Honourable Society of King's Inn, National Gallery, V&A) and 2 in America (Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Chicago).
