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The art of painting, with the lives and characters of above 300 of the most eminent painters: containing a complete treatise of painting, designing, and the use of prints. With Reflexions on the Works of the most Celebrated Masters, and of the several Schools of Europe, as well ancient as modern. Being the most perfect Work of the Kind extant. Translated from the French of Monsieur de Piles. To which is added, an essay towards an English school.

Title: The art of painting, [electronic resource] : with the lives and characters of above 300 of the most eminent painters: containing a complete treatise of painting, designing, and the use of prints. With Reflexions on the Works of the most Celebrated Masters, and of the several Schools of Europe, as well ancient as modern. Being the most perfect Work of the Kind extant. Translated from the French of Monsieur de Piles. To which is added, an essay towards an English school.
Author: Piles, Roger de, 1635-1709.
Publication: London : printed for Charles Marsh, at Cicero's Head in Round-Court in the Strand, MDCCXLIV. [1744]

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[18],430p.; 8⁰.

Uniform Title

Abrégé de la vie des peintres. English
Eighteenth century collections online.

Alternative Title

Abrégé de la vie des peintres.

Subject

Painting > Early works to 1800

Note

Translated by John Savage.
Titlepage in red and black.
Reproduction of original from British Library.

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English Short Title Catalog

Reproduction (note)

Electronic reproduction.

OCLC

728277063
T122836

Author

Piles, Roger de, 1635-1709.

Title

The art of painting, [electronic resource] : with the lives and characters of above 300 of the most eminent painters: containing a complete treatise of painting, designing, and the use of prints. With Reflexions on the Works of the most Celebrated Masters, and of the several Schools of Europe, as well ancient as modern. Being the most perfect Work of the Kind extant. Translated from the French of Monsieur de Piles. To which is added, an essay towards an English school.

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