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Call Number:
MSS 30
Creator:
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792
Title(s):
Draft dedication for Art of painting
Date:
1783?
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series III: Writings
Part of Collection:
Box 1, folder Reynolds 43
Provenance:
Gift of Frederick W. Hilles.
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
Draft of a never-completed dedication to William Mason of a new edition of du Fresnoy's <title render="italic">Art of painting</title>, a Latin poem translated by Mason and annotated by Reynolds (published by A. Ward, 1783).
Physical Description:
2 pages ; 33 x 20 cm.
Genre:
Commonplace books, Diaries, Letters, and Notebooks
Subject Terms:
Description and travel
Painting, European
Associated Places:
Antwerp (Belgium)
Belgium
Brussels (Belgium)
Germany
Netherlands
Paris (France)
Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Associated People/Groups:
Dufresnoy, Charles-Alphonse, 1611-1668
Mason, William, 1725-1797
Finding Aid Title:
Joshua Reynolds Archive
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2766
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2766?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1