LECTURES ON PAINTING AND DESIGN: Vol. I: Origin of the Art - Anatomy the Basis of Drawing - the Skeleton - the Muscles of Man and Quadruped - Standard Figure - Composition - Colour - Ancients and Moderns - Invention. Vol. II Fuzeli - Wilkie - Effect of the Societies on Taste - A Competent Tribunal - on Fresco - Elgin Marbles - Beauty. By B. R. Haydon, Historical Painter. With Designs drawn by Himself on the Wood, [and engraved by Edward Evans, Vol. I only].
Published by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, Paternoster-Row. 1844, 1846, London, 1844
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TWO VOLUMES. FIRST EDITIONS. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches. Vol. I, xii + 331 pp; Vol. II, xvi + 295 pp. 2 Errata slips tipped in. Bound in original brown cloth, gilt, with blind stamped borders to boards and spine decoration. Deckled edges. Some wear to extremities and occasional scattered foxing, but otherwise a very good set. Illustrated by 3 folding plates, including two frontispieces to Vol. I and by text figures. Fourteen lectures on art covering theory, anatomy, composition and colour, beauty, fresco painting, the Greeks and the Elgin Marbles (which fascinated Haydon) and on individual artists, Fuzeli and his friend, David Wilkie. Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846) was an historical artist, painting on the grand scale and occasional portraitist. ART REFERENCE PAINTING ARTS- PAINTING 19TH CENTURY ART REFERENCE.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- LECTURES ON PAINTING AND DESIGN: Vol. I: Origin of the Art - Anatomy the Basis of Drawing - the Skeleton - the Muscles of Man and Quadruped - Standard Figure - Composition - Colour - Ancients and Moderns - Invention. Vol. II Fuzeli - Wilkie - Effect of the Societies on Taste - A Competent Tribunal - on Fresco - Elgin Marbles - Beauty. By B. R. Haydon, Historical Painter. With Designs drawn by Himself on the Wood, [and engraved by Edward Evans, Vol. I only].
- Author
- HAYDON, B. R.
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, Paternoster-Row. 1844, 1846, London
- Publication year
- 1844
Marrins Bookshop
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Founded by Patrick Marrin's father George in 1946, Marrin's Bookshop has been based in its current Folkestone location since 1963. Patrick has worked in bookselling since 1970. As well as rare antiquarian books, maps and prints, the stock includes a wide range of literature, library sets, travel, history and illustrated books in all fields. We also offer a bookbinding and restoration service. Visitors to the shop are welcome and we exhibit at UK book fairs. A large proportion of our stock can be searched on this website, or at http://www.marrinbook.co.uk.…
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