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Berry, Mary (1763-1852)5
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Temple, A G (1848-1928)4
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The art of painting

Du Fresnoy, Charles Alphonse (1611-1668); Dryden, John (1631-1700); Jarvis, Charles (1675?-1739); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Graham, Richard (fl. 1680-1720); Lintot, Bernard

1716

Parallel texts of du Fresnoy's Latin poem, 'De arte graphica', and Dryden's prose translation, modified by Charles Jervas. 'To Mr. Jervas, with Frensoy's [sic] Art of painting', in verse, is by Alex...

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A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge carvinge buildinge written first in Italian by Jo: Paul Lomatius painter of Milan and Englished by R.H student in physik

Lomazzo, Giovanni Paolo (1538-1600); Haydocke, Richard

1598

First edition. A translation of books 1-5 of: Trattato dell'arte de la pittura, scultura, et architettura. Translator's dedication signed: Richard Haydocke. The title page is engraved. Imprint...

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The works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford (v.1)

Walpole, Horace (1717-1797); Vertue, George (1684-1756); Walpole, Robert Earl of Orford (1676-1745); Berry, Mary (1763-1852)

1798

Title vignettes. The Anecdotes of painting and Catalogue of engravers were compiled from manuscripts of George Vertue. Edited by Robert Walpole, assisted by Mary Berry. Contents: v. 1. Fugitive ...

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The works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford (v.2)

Walpole, Horace (1717-1797); Vertue, George (1684-1756); Walpole, Robert Earl of Orford (1676-1745); Berry, Mary (1763-1852)

1798

Title vignettes. The Anecdotes of painting and Catalogue of engravers were compiled from manuscripts of George Vertue. Edited by Robert Walpole, assisted by Mary Berry. Contents: v. 1. Fugitive ...

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The works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford (v.3)

Walpole, Horace (1717-1797); Vertue, George (1684-1756); Walpole, Robert Earl of Orford (1676-1745); Berry, Mary (1763-1852)

1798

Title vignettes. The Anecdotes of painting and Catalogue of engravers were compiled from manuscripts of George Vertue. Edited by Robert Walpole, assisted by Mary Berry. Contents: v. 1. Fugitive ...

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The works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford (v.4)

Walpole, Horace (1717-1797); Vertue, George (1684-1756); Walpole, Robert Earl of Orford (1676-1745); Berry, Mary (1763-1852)

1798

Title vignettes. The Anecdotes of painting and Catalogue of engravers were compiled from manuscripts of George Vertue. Edited by Robert Walpole, assisted by Mary Berry. Contents: v. 1. Fugitive ...

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The works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford (v.5)

Walpole, Horace (1717-1797); Vertue, George (1684-1756); Walpole, Robert Earl of Orford (1676-1745); Berry, Mary (1763-1852)

1798

Title vignettes. The Anecdotes of painting and Catalogue of engravers were compiled from manuscripts of George Vertue. Edited by Robert Walpole, assisted by Mary Berry. Contents: v. 1. Fugitive ...

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Art in England

Lambert, Richard Stanton (1894-); Clark, Kenneth (1903-1983)

1938

"First published (Pelican books) 1938."

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Exhibition of paintings and drawings by W. R. Sickert : from the collection of Robert Emmons

Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); Emmons, Robert; Thos. Agnew and Sons Ltd

[1947]

Catalogue of an exhibition held at Thos. Agnew and Sons Ltd., London, May-June 1947.

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The painting of the ancients : in three bookes: declaring by historicall observations and examples, the beginning, progresse, and consummation of that most noble art. And how those ancient artificers attained to their still so much admired excellencie

Junius, Franciscus (1589-1677); Hodgkinson, Richard (fl. 1639-1641); Frere, Daniel; Enden, Martinus van den (fl. 1630-1654)

1638

A translation of: De pictura veterum. Running title reads: The ancient art of painting. Signatures: A-2Y⁴ 2Z². Pagination irregular. Folded frontispiece engraving from portrait of Junius by...

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The painting of the ancients : in three bookes: declaring by historicall observations and examples, the beginning, progresse, and consummation of that most noble art. And how those ancient artificers attained to their still so much admired excellencie

Junius, Franciscus (1589-1677); Hodgkinson, Richard (fl. 1639-1641); Frere, Daniel; Enden, Martinus van den (fl. 1630-1654)

1638

A translation of: De pictura veterum. Running title reads: The ancient art of painting. Signatures: A-2Y⁴ 2Z². Pagination irregular. Folded frontispiece engraving from portrait of Junius by...

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The Wallace Collection (paintings) at Hertford House (v.1)

Temple, A G (1848-1928); Wallace, Sir Richard (1818-1890); Wallace Collection (London, England)

1902

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