De Arte Graphica The Art of Painting. By C. A. Du Fresnoy With Remarks. Translated into English Together with an Original Preface containing A Parallel betwixt Panting and Poetry. By Mr Dryden As Also a Short Account of the Most Eminent Painters both Ancient and Modern, continu d down to the Present Times According to the Order of their Succession. By Another Hand. [Fine Full Leather Binding First Edition]

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London: Printed by J Heptinstall for W Rogers, 1695, First Edition. Full leather binding, contemporary original boards with a new more recent spine, with raised bands and gilt titles to a red label. lxii, [ii], 1-134, 134 (repeated)-226, title page for Account of Painters Ancient and Modern [ii], 356pp. De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy, translated by John Dryden. Bound with A Short Account of the Most Eminent Painters both Ancient and Modern by Richard Graham, with a second title page and continuous pagination. First translation into English prose by Dryden of Du Fresnoy s Latin poem on the practice of art, prefaced by Dryden s famous Parallel of Poetry and Painting, with engraved frontispiece by Henry Cooke, issued together with Richard Graham s biographical chronology of painters. Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy (1611 16 January 1668), French painter and writer on art. Du Fresnoy was born in Paris, son of an apothecary. He studied Raphael and travelled to Venice in 1633 returning to France in 1656. He is remembered now almost entirely as a writer rather than painter. His Latin poem, De arte graphica, was written during his time in Italy, and embodied his observations on the art of painting; it may be termed a critical treatise on the practice of the art, with general advice to students. Issued with this edition was the first appearance of Richard Graham s biographical chronology of famous artists, from Ardices the Corinthian to John Riley, court painter to Charles II, under a separate title page. Approximately 8 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles to red label, gilt year to the base, five raised bands separating, rubbed with minor marks. Joints good condition sound, repaired. Corners fair condition bumped and worn. Boards fair condition original full leather contemporary boards, worn and marked. Page edges good condition page edges darkened and wavy. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition secure, repaired. Paste downs good condition tanned. End papers good condition tanned with a signature of a previous owner. Title good condition tanned with some foxing. Pages good condition tanned with some foxing. Binding good condition attractive copy. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1695 Binding: Hardback. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1612303886176

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