Painting Popularly Explained: Including Fresco, Tempera, Encaustic, Miniature, Oil, Mosaic, Water-Colour, Missal, Painting on Pottery, Porcelain, Enamel, Glass, &c. With Historical Sketches of the Progress of the Art. By Thomas John Gullick, Painter, And John Timbs, F.S.A. Author Of "Curiosities Of London."

Thomas John Gullick

RA Collection: Book

Record number

06/1891

Author

Imprint

London:: Kent And Co. (Late Bogue), Fleet Street., MDCCCLIX. [The right of translation is reserved.]

Physical Description

x, 326 p., frontis.; 171 mm. (Octavo.)

Contents

[Frontis., t.p.] - Preface - The Frontispiece - Contents - [Text] - Index.

Responsibility Note

The frontispiece is captioned as '... Painted By Michael Angelo' and signed by W.J. Linton. The title-page vignette is signed 'W.J.Jinton' (presumably in error for 'W.J. Linton').

Summary Note

The frontispiece shows Michelangelo's painting of the Delphic Sibyl. The title-page vignette shows a self-portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Copy Note

Imperfect: lacks pp. 325-6 (the latter part of the Index). The rear pastedown carries the binder's ticket, lettered 'Bound By Bone & Son. 76, Fleet Street, London.'

Binding Note

19th-century blue cloth, upper and lower covers having blind-stamped decoration; spine lettered 'Painting Popularly Explained. T.J. Gullick & John Timbs F.S.A.'

Subject

Painting - Artists' materials - Techniques - History
Manuals - Instructional materials - Great Britain - 19th century

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