The art of painting of Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy. Translated into English verse by William Mason, M.A. With annotations by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knt. President of the Royal Academy.
Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy (1611 - 1668)
Category
Books
Date
1783
Materials
Place of origin
York
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3217883
Summary
Bibliographic description
xix, [3], 213, [3] p. ; 4to. Water-staining around outer-edge of leaves I1-4, P2-4 and X1-4. Provenance: manuscript former shelfmark in pencil on front pastedown: "J8" changed to "J6" (crossed-out). Binding: eighteenth-century full tree calf; sewn onto four recessed cords; smooth spine; gilt Greek key border; gilt hatched roll pattern along board edges; gold-tooled spine, filled with repeated roll patterns; gilt title on brown leather label on spine.
Makers and roles
Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy (1611 - 1668), author The Reverend Willliam Mason (1725-1797), editor Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), author Charles Jervas (Dublin 1675 – London 1739), recipient