The art of painting in miniature : teaching the speedy and perfect acquisition of that art without a master, by rules so easy, and in a method so natural as to render this charming accomplishment universally attainable ... / translated from the original French.

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Title: The art of painting in miniature : teaching the speedy and perfect acquisition of that art without a master, by rules so easy, and in a method so natural as to render this charming accomplishment universally attainable ... / translated from the original French.
Alternative Title: Traité de mignature. English.
Creator: Boutet, Claude
Contributor: Hilles, Frederick Whiley,--1900---Bookplate.
Published / Created: 1752
Publication Place: London :
Publisher: Printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glass, facing St. Magnus-Church, London-Bridge, and M. Cooper, at the Globe, Pater-Noster-Row,
Description: Translated from Claude Boutet's Traité de mignature. Cf. Bibl. Nat.
With: The British legacy. London : T. Chandler, 1754
Extent: [10], 150, [6] p., [2] leaves of plates : 2 ill. ; 18 cm. (12mo)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Edition: The sixth edition, to which are now added I. Certain secrets of one of the greatest Italian painters ... II. Some general instructive lessons for the art of drawing, and III. The usefulness and benefit of prints.
Language: English
French

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 1982 80

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: text
Genre: Engravings
Frontispieces
Intaglio prints
Title pages
Resource Type: Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Subject (Name): Hilles, Frederick Whiley,--1900---Bookplate.
Subject (Topic): Colors--Early works to 1800
Drawing--Study and teaching--Early works to 1800
Engraving--Early works to 1800
Miniature painting--Early works to 1800

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 585990
Object ID (OID): 16698142