The art of painting, with the lives and characters of above 300 of the most eminent painters: . containing a complete treatise of painting, designing, and the use of prints. ... Translated from the French of Monsieur de Piles. To which is added, an essay towards an English school. The third edition: in which is now first inserted the life of Sir Godfrey Kneller, by the late B. Buckeridge, ...
Roger de Piles (1635-1709)
Category
Books
Date
1750
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3052592
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],421,426-439,[1]p. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clipping from dealer's catalogue, unrelated to provenance.. Provenance: Eighteenth-century armorial Chippendale bookplate lettered Fane William Sharpe Student of Ch: Ch: (Franks 26568) [i.e. Fane William Sharpe (fl. 1761), student of Christ Church, Oxford]. manuscript pressmark (?) added in ink. Ms pencil note on title page: '(1754)?' Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Loosely inserted: notes by Norris, written on verso of E. C. Stanley Norris bookplate (his father). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: St. Albans Court, Nonington, Ken H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 10/3 '38. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt fillets; spine gilt; brown spine label with title 'Dr Pile & Supplement'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Roger de Piles (1635-1709) B. Buckeridge