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.

Standardized Title:

De arte graphica. English and Latin

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painters.

Painting--Early works to 1800.

Painting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([16],lxviii,[4],397,[7]p.,plate )

Edition:

The second edition, corrected, and enlarg'd.

Other Title:

Art of painting

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Bernard Lintott, between the Temple Gates, in Fleetstreet, 1716.

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 separate titlepage.

Titlepage in red and black.

Also issued with imprint: "Printed for B. L. and sold by William Taylor at the Ship in Pater-noster-row."

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".

Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.

Cited in:

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

English Short Title Catalog, N14578.

OCLC:

642140361