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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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Description

20 pts. ([8], 323 p.) : chiefly ill.; 28 x 36cm.

Series Statement

Fine art series

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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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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

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