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Invaluable for gentlemen planning a Grand Tour of Europe

[PILKINGTON, Matthew]
A concise introduction to the knowledge of the most eminent painters. By which every lover of the art of painting may instantly know the names, the years, and places of the birth of above two thousand four hundred of the most celebrated artists, who have flourished in any kingdom of Europe for upwards of five hundred years past.






London, T. Cadell, 1778. 8vo. Contemporary half calf. (124) pp.

First and only edition of an overview of 2400 European painters through the ages arranged alphabetically  adding their dat and place of birth,  their painting genre, their masters and age of death. It is attributed to Matthew Pilkington (1700?-1784). The work was intended for gentlemen planning a Grand tour and other art enthusiasts.

Good copy.- (Binding sl. rubbed; libary stamps on first endpaper).

Related Subjects: Art  History  Painting & Drawing 

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