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Excerpt from The Young Painter''s Maulstick: Being a Practical Treatise on Perspective; Containing Rules and Principles for Delineation on Planes
The French painters, in general, thew a laudable attention to their aiding concomitants, be they in what department they will a fine in?ance, among many, is thewn in that truly great performance, the portrait of Lewis XVI. By Caller, where the fiyle and correctnefs of the architecture, and the truth of the prefpeétive, are a reproach to molt Briti?i productions of the fame nature; which, to be rid of that great trouble, are conflantly backed by acurtain, or troubled landfcape, or clouded lky, even when the fubjects are the portraits of noblemen or. Fenators in their robes, or ladies in drawing-room dreffes.
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The French painters, in general, thew a laudable attention to their aiding concomitants, be they in what department they will a fine in?ance, among many, is thewn in that truly great performance, the portrait of Lewis XVI. By Caller, where the fiyle and correctnefs of the architecture, and the truth of the prefpeétive, are a reproach to molt Briti?i productions of the fame nature; which, to be rid of that great trouble, are conflantly backed by acurtain, or troubled landfcape, or clouded lky, even when the fubjects are the portraits of noblemen or. Fenators in their robes, or ladies in drawing-room dreffes.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
James Malton
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ISBN - 9780365169833
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 137
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Author
James Malton
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332214341
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 139
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