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<dl><dd>Added engraved title page designed by Henry Cooke and engraved by Simon Gribelin. Cf. Macdonald</dd>
<dd>Parallel text of Latin poem and English prose translation</dd>
<dd>"Preface", "Observations ..." and "The judgement ..." are translated to English by John Dryden from the original French of Roger de Piles</dd>
<dd>"The art of painting" has half title; "A short account of the most eminent painters ..." has divisional title</dd>
<dd>Index of the brief biographies provided in "A short account ... ": p. 350-355</dd>
<dd>Errata: [1] p. at end</dd>
<dd>Preface of the translator, with a parallel, of poetry and painting -- The preface of the French author / by Roger de Piles -- Table of the precepts contain'd in this treatise -- The art of painting / by Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy -- Observations on the art of painting of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy / Roger de Piles -- Judgement of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy, on the works of the principal and best painters of the two last ages / by Roger de Piles -- A short account of the most eminent painters both ancient and modern continu'd down to the present times accoeding to the order of their succession / by Richard Graham</dd>
<dd>Signatures: pi1 (a)-(h)⁴ B-2Y⁴ 2Z²</dd>
<dd>Wing (2nd ed.)</dd>
<dd>Binding, c. 1: calfskin, rebacked. Boards gilt tooled with double frames, central lozenge and corner pieces built up with small tools. Edges of boards and turn-ins gilt rolled. Page edges gilt. Ulrich Middeldorf's printed label</dd>
<dd>Binding, c. 2: calfskin, rebacked. Boards tooled in black with fleurons and double fillets. Page edges sprinkled red, top edges silvered. Signature on 2nd front free endpaper of A. Beresford, Macclesfield, 1843. Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label, signed P.S</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Painting; Painters; Painting</div>
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<dl><dd>Dufresnoy, Charles-Alphonse, 1611-1668</dd>
<dd>Dryden, John, 1631-1700</dd>
<dd>Graham, Richard, fl. 1680-1720</dd>
<dd>Piles, Roger de, 1635-1709</dd>
<dd>Heptinstall, John, printer</dd>
<dd>Rogers, William, fl. 1678-1711, publisher</dd>
<dd>Gribelin, Simon, 1661 or 2-1733, engraver</dd>
<dd>Cooke, Henry, 1642-1700, artist</dd></dl></div>
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