| Item Description: | 'A short account of the most eminent painters ... by Richard Graham', pp.[241]-[404], has separate titlepage. - 'Observations on The art of painting', pp.81-221, is by John Dryden. - 'To Mr. Jervas, with Frensoy's [sic] Art of painting', in verse, is by Alexander Pope. - Also issued with imprint: "Printed for B. L. and sold by William Taylor at the Ship in Pater-noster-row. - English Short Title Catalog, N14578. - Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 286 (issue A). - Parallel texts of du Fresnoy's Latin poem, 'De arte graphica', and Dryden's prose translation, modified by Charles Jervas. - Printed by William Bowyer (1500 ordinary and 50 fine-paper copies "with margin alter'd"); his records show "1000 titles for Mr Taylor & some half titles. - Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library. - Titlepage in red and black |
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