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Date 1778

Subject Terms Painting -- Early works to 1800.

1. The art of painting : in all its branches : methodically demonstrated by discourses and plates : and exemplified by remarks on the paintings of the best masters : and their perfections and oversights laid open / by Gerard de Lairesse ; translated by John Frederick Fritsch.

The art of painting : in all its branches : methodically demonstrated by discourses and plates : and exemplified by remarks on the paintings of the best masters : and their perfections and oversights laid open / by Gerard de Lairesse ; translated by John Frederick Fritsch.

Creator:: Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
Date:: 1778
Physical Description:: [20], 504 p., [71] leaves of plates : ill. (some folded) ; 26 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A concise introduction to the knowledge of the most eminent painters : by which every lover of the art of painting may instantly know the names, the years, and places of the birth of above two thousand four hundred of the most celebrated artists, who have flourished in any kingdom of Europe for upwards of five hundred years past : and also the subjects painted by each artist, the master under whom he studied, and the age at which he died.

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Date:: 1778
Physical Description:: [124] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts