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| 041 | 0 | # | $a eng |
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| 100 | 1 | # | $a Burnet |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | $a Practical Essays On Various Branches Of The Fine Arts. To Which Is Added, A Critical Inquiry Into The Principles And Practice Of The Late Sir David Wilkie. By John Burnet, F.R.S. Author Of "Practical Hints On Painting." |
| 260 | # | # | $a London: $b David Bogue, 86, Fleet Street. $c M DCCCXLVIII. $c [1848] |
| 300 | # | # | $a [iii-]x, [2], 200 p., frontis.; $c 195 mm. (12°). |
| 505 | 0 | # | $a [Half-t., frontis., t.p., dedic.] - Preface - Contents - [Text]; [colophon]. |
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$a The frontispiece is signed by D. Wilkie and John Burnet, and carries the imprint of D. Bogue. The work is dedicated 'in testimony of the author's regard' to Charles Fox. |
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$a The text discusses historical painting, portrait painting and 'fancy subjects', compares oil- and water-color, and line-engraving and mezzotinto, and surveys the state of the fine arts in Britain. The author's Preface states that 'The following essays were originally written for a Periodical'. The frontispiece shows a sketch by Sir David Wilkie. |
| 561 | # | # | $a Purchased for RA Library in 1871 (see 'Library Report for the Year 1871', RA Annual Report, Appendix No. 7, p. 26). |
| 563 | # | # | $a 19th-century red cloth-covered boards, upper and lower covers decorated in blind; spine lettered 'Practical essays On The Fine Arts - Burnet.' |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | $a Wilkie |
| 653 | # | # | $a Painting - Engraving - Arts - Great Britain - History |
| 655 | # | 0 | $a Essays - Art criticism - Great Britain - 19th century |
| 700 | 1 | # | $a Bogue $e publisher |
| 700 | 1 | # | $a Fox $e dedicatee |