An essay on the theory of painting. By Mr. Richardson.

Jonathan Richardson the Elder 1665-1745.

RA Collection: Book

Record number

10/3210

Author

Imprint

London:: printed by W. Bowyer, for John Churchill at the Black-Swan in Pater-Noster-Row,, 1715.

Physical Description

240 p. 20 cm.

General Note

First edition.

References

ESTC, T13591
On this copy see George Watson, 'On Joshua Reynolds's copy of Richardson', Review of English Studies, new series, vol. 42, no. 167 (August 1991), pp. 425-428.

Immediate source of Acquisition

Presented by, Professor George Watson, 15 November 2009

Provenance

Sir Joshua Reynolds' copy. With MS. annotations in ink on pp. 6, 52 and 232. Title-page with ownership inscription in ink: 'J. Reynolds Pictor.'

Binding Note

Contemporary blind-panelled sprinkled calf, 20th-century re-back retaining the original gilt-tooled spine with red morocco spine-label lettered in gilt 'RICHAR / ON / PAINTIN'.

Subject

Painting, Early works to 1800.

Contributors

Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA, previous owner
Prof. George G. Watson, previous owner, donor