The art of Painting, With the Lives and Characters of Above 300 of the Most Eminent Painters: Containing a Complete Treatise of Painting, Designing, a (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781385818039)

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British Library

T071752

Titlepage in red and black. Text and register are continuous.

London: printed for Thomas Payne, [1750?]. [16],421,426-439, [1]p.; 8

Author: Roger De Piles
ISBN-10: 1385818034
ISBN-13: 9781385818039
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Language: English
Published: 04/25/2018
Pages: 456
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.79lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d