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art of painting of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy's Art of painting translated into English verse
writer of supplementary textual content.
Booksellers' advertisements-England-London-18th century.
Errata lists (Printing)-England-London-18th century.
Errata lists (Printing)-England-York-18th century.
xix pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 213 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 27 cm
Epistle to Sir Joshua Reynolds -- The life of Mons. Du Fresnoy -- The art of painting with the original text subjoined -- Notes on the Art of painting -- The sentiments of Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy, on the works of the principal and best painters of the two last ages -- The preface of Mr. Dryden to his translation, containing a parallel between poetry and painting -- Epistle of Mr. Pope to Mr. Jervas -- A chronological list of painters from the revival of the art to the beginning of the present century.
translated into English verse by William Mason, M.A. ; with annotations by Joshua Reynolds, Knt., President of the Royal Academy.
Parallel text of Latin poem and English verse translation.
With a half-title and divisional title pages. Pagination and register are continuous.
Errata on page [214]. Bookseller's advertisement on page [215]
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T22461
Gaskell, P. The first editions of William Mason, 1951, 32
York : Printed by A. Ward, and sold by J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall, T. Cadell, in the Strand, R. Faulder, New Bond-street, London, and J. Todd, York, MDCCLXXXIII [1783]