Description: The Art of Painting of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy. Translated into English Verse by William Mason, M.A. with Annotations by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knt. President of the Royal Academy. Printed in York by A. Ward. 1783, 214 pp, 8.25 x 10.25", disbound. Sold as-is with no cover boards or frontispiece. Title page and last page disbound from rest of text. Spine surface worn, and nearly split down the middle. Pages toned from age but not brittle. Ex-library with stamps from the Mercantile Library in Philadelphia. Pages otherwise unmarked. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. The French poet and artist Charles Du Fresnoy (1611-1665) was best known for this poem, originally published in Paris in 1684. De Arte graphica, written during his extended stay in Italy, includes Du Fresnoy's theories on the principles of painting. Translated into English verse by William Mason, a poet, painter and landscape gardener. This edition contains annotations by Sir Joshua Reynolds, the English portrait painter, and an appendix containing Du Fresnoy's observations on past painters, as well as a list of influential modern painters compiled by Thomas Gray. FORN-ABE-MSB-0722-Shelf-604-am423
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Year Printed: 1783
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Art History & Criticism
Binding: Disbound
Region: Europe
Author: Charles Du Fresnoy
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: A. Ward
Place of Publication: York
