A Practical Treatise on Painting. In Three Parts. Consisting of Hints on Composition, Chiaroscuro, and Colouring. The Whole Illustrated by Examples from the Italian, Venetian, Flemish, and Dutch Schools.

John Burnet

Published by Printed for the Proprietor, and sold by James Carpenter and Son, 1835

About this Item

Contemporary half-calf hardback and marbled paper boards; moderately worn and slightly darkened with a few small nicks and some mild edge-wear; nonetheless holding firm and square and still showing well. Internally, sound and clean, just signs of an old erased stamp to the lower margin of page 9, a tiny old price ticket at the endpaper, and the joints are parting between the endpaper and the half-title. Even so, the contents are very secure, tidy and tight with no worming and no damp staining. Size: 4to (280mm x 225mm). Comprises: Practical Hints on Composition (published 1836, with 9 full-page plates); Practical Hints on Light and Shade (published 1834, with 7 full-page plates); and Practical Hints on Colour (published 1835, with 8 full-page hand-coloured plates. But note: one plate is missing). Thus a total of 23 plates (7 of which are hand-coloured). And so a very good copy lacking just one plate offered for sale at a sensible price.

Seller Inventory # 128148

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Practical Treatise on Painting. In Three Parts. Consisting of Hints on Composition, Chiaroscuro, and Colouring. The Whole Illustrated by Examples from the Italian, Venetian, Flemish, and Dutch Schools.
• Publisher: Printed for the Proprietor, and sold by James Carpenter and Son
• Publication Date: 1835
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: New Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 20 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art, Design and Fashion