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Famous paintings of the world : a collection of photographic reproductions of great modern masterpieces, embracing three hundred and twenty of the finest specimens of American, French, English, German, Austrian, Italian, Scandinavian, and Russian art, from the principal public galleries, famous private collections, and studios of eminent artists ; including one hundred of the most notable paintings at the World's Columbian exposition exemplifying the most attractive, interesting, pure and inspiring qualities of contemporaneous art
- Title
- Famous paintings of the world : a collection of photographic reproductions of great modern masterpieces, embracing three hundred and twenty of the finest specimens of American, French, English, German, Austrian, Italian, Scandinavian, and Russian art, from the principal public galleries, famous private collections, and studios of eminent artists ; including one hundred of the most notable paintings at the World's Columbian exposition exemplifying the most attractive, interesting, pure and inspiring qualities of contemporaneous art / with an introduction by General Lew. Wallace ; all pictures approved by a committee of selection, consisting of Will Carleton, Horace Bradley, Angelo Del Nero, under the editorial supervision of John Clark Ridpath and George J. Bryan; George Spiel, art editor.
- Publication
- New York : Fine Art Pub. Co., 1894
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | Arents BIP+ (Famous 1894) 01-446 | Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 20 pts. ([8], 323 p.) : chiefly ill.; 28 x 36cm.
- Series Statement
- Fine art series
- Subject
- Note
- Each part in the original illustrated tan paper covers, as issued weekly, Feb. 15th, 1894-June 28th, 1894. Title page and other preliminaries in pt. 20. Covers designed by Dan Beard. Publisher's advertisements on p. [2-4] of covers.
- Published also under title: Gems of modern art. New York : Knight, 1900.
- "Descriptive and biographical articles by General Lew. Wallace, Will Carleton, John Clark Ridpath"--p. [1] of covers.
- "Engravers: Photo-Electrotype Engraving Company, New York"--T.p. verso.
- Contains over 300 photographic reproductions with explanatory letterpress.
- Indexed In (note)
- Dybwad & Bliss. World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893
- Call Number
- Arents BIP+ (Famous 1894) 01-446
- LCCN
- 12002103
- OCLC
- 522861
- NYPG01-B3636
- Title
- Famous paintings of the world : a collection of photographic reproductions of great modern masterpieces, embracing three hundred and twenty of the finest specimens of American, French, English, German, Austrian, Italian, Scandinavian, and Russian art, from the principal public galleries, famous private collections, and studios of eminent artists ; including one hundred of the most notable paintings at the World's Columbian exposition exemplifying the most attractive, interesting, pure and inspiring qualities of contemporaneous art / with an introduction by General Lew. Wallace ; all pictures approved by a committee of selection, consisting of Will Carleton, Horace Bradley, Angelo Del Nero, under the editorial supervision of John Clark Ridpath and George J. Bryan; George Spiel, art editor.
- Imprint
- New York : Fine Art Pub. Co., 1894 (New York : J.J. Little & Co.)
- Series
- Fine art series
- Indexed In:
- Dybwad & Bliss. World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893, 1609
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- Added Author
- Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905.Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900.Bryan, George J.Spiel, George.Carleton, Will, 1845-1912.Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941. Illustrator
- Research Call Number
- Arents BIP+ (Famous 1894) 01-446