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DE ARTE GRAPHICA. THE ART OF PAINTING with Remarks. Translated into English Together with an Original Preface containing A Parallel betwixt Painting and Poetry. By Mr. Dryden. As also a Short Account of the most Eminent Painters both Ancient and Modern continu'd down to the Present Times according to the Order of their Succession. By another Hand.

1695réf. 34244London: J. Heptinstall for W. Rogers at the Sun against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet 1695. First Edition. Illustrated with a handsome engraved frontispice by H Cooke and S. Gribelin. Quarto handsomely bound in antique mottled calf the spine with raised bands gilt ruled red morocco lettering label gilt the covers with double gilt fillet rules at the borders. lxiv 355 1 Errata pp. A fine copy the binding tight and very well preserved with little evidence of age an old unobtrusive blindstamp signifying past ownership to the title the text clean and crisp. A very well preserved copy. FIRST EDITION. Although the pagination runs continuously throughout the volume the 'Short account of the most eminent painters' has its own title-page which reads: 'A Short Account Of the most Eminent Painters Both Ancient and Modern Continu'd down to the Present Times According to the Order of their Succession. London Printed for W. Rogers at the Sun against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet. 1695.'. Du Fresnoy's Latin poem was originally published shortly after his death in 1668. It was followed by translations into French 1668 English prose 1695 German 1699 Italian 1713 and Dutch 1733. Du Fresnoy opens his poem by declaring that 'As poetry shall be like a painting so should painting be like poetry'. Beauty should be interpreted in different ways - as may be seen in such famous ancient statues as the Antinous the Hercules the Venus the dying Gladiator. Besides Dryden's translation of Du Fresnoy's poem the present volume includes a translation of the Remarks with which Roger de Piles accompanied his French version of the poem 1668. Dryden's famous preface Parallel of Poetry and Painting stands on its own as one of the author's most respected works. The first appearance of Richard Graham's chronology of eminent artists both ancient and modern is presented here with its own title-page. While President of the Royal Academy Sir Joshua Reynolds published extensive notes on Du Fresnoy's Art of Painting in William Mason's new translation 1783. Royal Academy Contents: T.-pl. t.-p. - Preface Of The Translator With a Parallel Of Poetry and Painting - The Preface Of The French Author - A Table of the Precepts Contain'd in this Treatise - Text in Latin and English - Observations On The Art of Painting Of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy - The Judgment of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy On the Works of the Principal and Best Painters of the two last Ages - Divisional title-page 'A Short Account Of the most Eminent Painters Both Ancient and Modern . London Printed for W. Rogers at the Sun against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet. 1695' - The Preface - Ancient Masters - Modern Masters - Ancient Modern Masters indices - Errata J. Heptinstall for W. Rogers, at the Sun against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet hardcover

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Virgil, John DrydenBiblio.com

The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals Georgics and Aeneis. Translated into English Verse; by Mr Dryden

1697réf. 033272London : Jacob Tonson 1697 A good copy of the large paper 1st edition with 103 full page engravings. This is the first illustrated edition of Dryden's famous translations of Virgil's works completed in 1696. The illustrations are spectacular - each dedicated to a subscriber who donated 5 guineas for the privilege. This copy has 2 bookplates on the front pastedown endpaper. The oldest is of William Trumbull Esq 1708-1760 who was the son of Sir William Trumbull and inherited his estate. Sir William 1639-1716 was a Privy Counsellor and friend of John Dryden. This is certainly Sir William's subscription copy for which he paid 5 guineas and has the plate opposite page 125 in the Georgics section dedicated to him. He was particularly fond of the Aeneid and Dryden notes on the second page of his Postscript to the Reader that 'If the last Aeneid shine amongst its fellows 'tis owing to the Commands of Sir William Trumbull one of the Principal Secretaries of State who recommended it as his favourite to my Care: and for his sake particularly I have made it mine.' It likely stayed within the estate which became the Marquess of Downshire Estate until purchase for the Fox Pointe Library - their bookplate is the second of the two. The panelled calf boards are contemporary and in good condition with later reinforcement and some wear to corners. The spine with raised bands and title label is later but is degrading at the ends and there is splitting at the joints the boards are attached. Page edges are reddened. Contents: 3 initial blanks; frontispiece by M Vander Gucht a Flemish engraver working in England; rubricated title page; dedication to the Right Hon Lord Clifford 4pp; Life of Vergil 16pp; plate; Preface to the Pastorals 12pp; Poems to Dryden 5pp; Lists of Subscribers which also provide a plate index 4pp; Pastorals p 1-48 with 10 plates; Dedication to Earl of Chesterfield 5pp; Essay on the Georgics 6pp; Georgics pp 49-147 with 20 plates; Dedication 45pp; Aeneis pp 201-619 with 71 plates; Postscript to the Reader p621-623; Notes and Observations p625-640; Finis; 3 final blanks. The contents are very clean. The majority of the text and plates are on very good quality paper which has stayed white however some sections of text and some plates circa 18 are brown toned. There are a couple of paper flaws - eg side margin to plate 1 of Pastorals; side edge plate at p 63; a couple of tears - first page of subscribers has lost the bottom corner; small tear in the gutter of plate at p 20; small edge tear plate at p 61; and a printing fault at the top of the plate at p 56. Board size: 45 x 28.8 cm. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images. Jacob Tonson hardcover

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