The art of painting : by C. A. du Fresnoy: with remarks: translated into English, with an original preface, containing a parallel between painting and poetry: by Mr. Dryden. As also a short account of the most eminent painters, both ancient and modern: by R. G. Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dufresnoy, Charles-Alphonse, 1611-1668.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

De arte graphica. English and Latin

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painters.

Painting--Early works to 1800.

Painting.

Physical Description:

16 unnumbered pages,lxviii pages, 4 unnumbered pages,397 pages, 7 unnumbered pages,plate ; 8⁰

Edition:

The second edition, corrected, and enlarg'd.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for B. L. [that is, Bernard Lintott] and sold by William Taylor, at the Ship in Pater-noster-row, 1716.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

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 Alexander Pope.

'Observations on The art of painting', pp.81-221, is by John Dryden.

'A short account of the most eminent painters .. by Richard Graham', pp.[241]-[404], has a special titlepage.

First bookseller's name from Griffith.

Also issued with imprint: "Printed for Bernard Lintott, between the Temple Gates, in Fleetstreet."

Printed by William Bowyer (1500 ordinary and 50 fine-paper copies "with margin alter'd"); his records show "1000 titles for Mr Taylor & some half titles".

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Griffith, 46

Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 286 (issue B)

English Short Title Catalog, N14579.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.