1810 1st ed Pilkington Dictionary of Painters ART Italy France Holland Painting



A rare late 18th-century art dictionary of famous painters and artists from Europe including Italy, Holland, Flanders, and England. Written by Matthew Pilkington, this book features the history of painting and biographies of some of the most important painters. ‘Dictionary of Painters’ covers the history of art from the mid-13th-century through 1767. This book became known as “Pilkington’s Dictionary” and was regularly reprinted through the 19th-century.



Item number: #11170

Price: $499



PILKINGTON, Matthew



A dictionary of painters : from the revival of the art to the present period.



London : Printed for J. Walker, 1810. First edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[xx], [2], 678

Language: English

Provenance: Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense bookplate; a French maxim, meaning "shame on anyone who thinks evil of it" and used as the motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter. In current French usage, the phrase may be used ironically to insinuate the presence of a hidden agenda or a conflict of interest.

Provenance: Michael Jaffe: Michael Jaffé CBE (3 June 1923 – 13 July 1997) was a British art historian and curator. He was Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England for 17 years, from 1973 to 1990.

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~11in X 9in (28cm x 22.5cm)



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