THE ART OF PAINTING PORTRAITS, LANDSCAPES, ANIMALS, DRAPERIES, SATINS, &C. IN OIL COLOURS

CAWSE, John.  THE ART OF PAINTING PORTRAITS, LANDSCAPES, ANIMALS, DRAPERIES, SATINS, &C. IN OIL COLOURS.

London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1840. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. 47, (1), 8 pages, 11 colored lithographs. First edition. [Abbey, Life, 106].

Noted for its eleven brightly colored plates heightened with gum arabic, Cawse's book also has a chapter on picture cleaning and restoration and an eight page catalogue of Ackermann's books, prints, and artists supplies.  Copies of other Cawse' work were advertised for sale in Norfolk, Vaiginia by 1832.  Easton Neston's copy with his shelf label.  A very bright copy.

 

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