The gentleman's and connoisseur's dictionary of painters. Containing a complete collection, and account, of the most distinguished artists, who have flourished in the art of painting, [...] Extracted from the most authentic writers [...] To which are added, two catalogues: the one, a catalogue of the disciples of the most famous masters, [...] the other, a catalogue of those painters who imitated the works of the eminent masters so exactly, as to have their copies frequently mistaken for originals. [...] By the Rev. M. Pilkington, [...].
Matthew Pilkington (1701-1784)
Category
Books
Date
1797
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3078609
Summary
Bibliographic description
xii,840,[2],xxiii,[1]p. . 4to.. Extra-illustrated copy: 53 extra plates (9 hand-coloured; 16 in coloured ink/tinted; 15 folding).. Provenance: Round armorial bookplate; trimmed, gothic lettering: Charles Winn Nostell Priory. Franks 32246. [i.e.: Charles Winn (1795-1874)].. Binding: Diced calf; gilt rolled; spine gilt ruled; spine label partially missing: '[Pi]lking[ton's] Dictionary; both boards detached.
Makers and roles
Matthew Pilkington (1701-1784)