[VERLIJ, P. J.].
Verhandeling van de schilderkonst in miniatuur, om gemakkelyk te leeren schilderen zonder meester...
Amsterdam, Gerrit de Groot, 1759. 8vo. Frontispiece, title-page in red and black, woodcut head- and tailpieces and 2 engravings on a single double-page plate. 20th-century half vellum, oil-marbled sides, light green morocco spine label, lettered in gold, green top edge. [24], 196 pp.
€ 1,500
Second edition of a popular manual on the art of painting in general, and drawing. The sorts of paint and how to blend different colours. How to start drawing or painting. How to make shell gold and shell silver to highlight your drawing. All these subjects and many more relating to painting and drawing and an alphabetical encyclopedia with explanations of the terminology used in the book.
In very good condition and nearly untrimmed, preserving nearly all of the deckles and giving large margins.
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