A Concise Introduction To The Knowledge Of The Most Eminent Painters. By Which Every Lover of the Art Of Painting may instantly know the Names, the Years, and Places of the Birth of above Two Thousand Four Hundred of the most Celebrated Artists, who have flourished in any Kingdom of Europe for upwards of Five Hundred Years past, And Also The Subjects painted by each Artist; the Master under whom he studied; and the Age at which he died. Intended to instruct (as well as to assist the Memory of) those Gentlemen and Connoisseurs, who either travel Abroad for the Improvement of their Taste, or intend to view the curious Collections in these Kingdoms.
RA Collection: Book
Record number
06/2642
Imprint
London,: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand, Bookseller and Printer to the Royal Academy., MDCCLXXVIII.
Physical Description
[124] p.; 214 mm. (Octavo.)
General Note
ESTC does not appear to be correct in stating that the [124] pages include a half-title.
Contents
[T.p.] - [Text] - [Publisher's advertisement].
References
ESTC, N5171
Summary Note
The text lists painters in alphabetic order from 'Abate, Andrea' to 'Zustrus, Lambert', in seven parallel columns, headed 'Painters names', 'Born in the year', 'at', 'Died in the year', 'Painted', 'Disciple of' and 'Aged'.
Provenance
The front pastedown carries the armorial bookplate of John Thompson Fitz-Adam, Inner Temple. Purchased for RA Library in 1879 (see RA Annual Report for 1879, p. 47).
Binding Note
19th-century half calf, brown cloth-covered boards; gilt-decorated spine, black morocco spine-label lettered 'List Of Painters. - 1787.'
Subject
Painters - Painting - Europe - History
Art history - Biography - Chronology - Reference books - Great Britain - 19th century