CATALOGUE OF THE THIRD EXHIBITION OF PICTURES, painted for Mr. Macklin by the artists of Britain, illustrative of the British Poets, and the Bible.

Published by London: printed by T. Bensley Bolt Court Fleet Street, 1790

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Seller: Christopher Edwards ABA ILAB, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, United KingdomChristopher Edwards ABA ILAB

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4to, pp. 42; in the original printed wrappers, coloured dark green and with printed title 'Macklin's catalogue of pictures 1790' on upper cover; stitched as issued, a little worn but a remarkable survival. The picture dealer and printseller Thomas Macklin planned to exhibit a hundred pictures and publish engravings based on these, at monthly intervals beginning in February 1790. This is the catalogue of the third such show, in which, it seems, 41 paintings were exhibited by such masters as Reynolds, Gainsborough, Fuseli and both of the Cosways, Richard and Maria. Each painting is listed with its accompanying passage, either from the poet which inspired it, or from the Bible. At the end are printed the Proposals for what is perhaps Macklin's most enduring monument, the 'Macklin Bible', which even now is a breathtaking achievement. ESTC locates just 12 copies of this piece, with just Yale, Rutgers and Frick the only copies located outside the UK. Listed as a poetical miscellany in NCBEL II 412.

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Title
CATALOGUE OF THE THIRD EXHIBITION OF PICTURES, painted for Mr. Macklin by the artists of Britain, illustrative of the British Poets, and the Bible.
Author
MACKLIN, Thomas, editor.
Publisher
London: printed by T. Bensley Bolt Court Fleet Street
Publication year
1790
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