An edition of Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes (1796)

Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes

accompanied with free remarks on the practice of the moderns, and liberal hints cordially intended for their advantage ; to which are annexed twenty-four designs of classical subjects invented on the principles recommended in the essay

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An edition of Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes (1796)

Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes

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Printed by W. Wilson ...; and sold by Messrs. Robinson ...; and T. Egerton ...
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English
Pages
52

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Subjects
Classicism in art, Composition (Art)

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Cover of: Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes
Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes: accompanied with free remarks on the practice of the moderns, and liberal hints cordially intended for their advantage. To which are annexed twenty-four designs of classical subjects invented on the principles recommended in the essay
1796, Printed by W. Wilson, and sold by Messrs. Robinson and T. Egerton
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Cover of: Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes
Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes: accompanied with free remarks on the practice of the moderns, ... To which are annexed twenty-four designs of classical subjects invented on the principles recommended in the essay by George Cumberland.
1796, printed by W. Wilson; and sold by Messrs. Robinson; and T. Egerton
Cover of: Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes
Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes: accompanied with free remarks on the practice of the moderns, and liberal hints cordially intended for their advantage ; to which are annexed twenty-four designs of classical subjects invented on the principles recommended in the essay
1796, Printed by W. Wilson ...; and sold by Messrs. Robinson ...; and T. Egerton ...
in English
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Of the 24 plates, 15 were engraved by Cumberland, 8 by William Blake, and one (the frontispiece) is unsigned.

William Blake was probably the writing-engraver for all the plates, for they all exhibit the backward-serif 'g' peculiar to Blake. Cf. Bentley

Plate 1 is the frontispiece.

Bentley, G.E., Blake books, 447

Bentley, G.E., Blake books, Suppl., pp. 205-206.

Gift to Victoria University Library (Pratt Rare copy). Frye, Elizabeth and Jane Widdicombe.

Gift to Victoria University Library (Blake no. 706). Bentley, G.E., Jr. 2005/10/01.

Victoria University Library copy 1 pages are untrimmed; copy 2 pages are trimmed (28 cm.).

Victoria University Library copy 1 has plate 8 bound in front, after 1st fly-leaf.

Victoria University Library copy 2 has p. 1-4 bound in front of p. i-iii (1st group); and has blank leaf bound in after p. [54].

Victoria University Library copy 2 is inscribed by Cumberland on the first fly-leaf; it has underlining and some notations in ms. throughout; and has armorial bookplate of Baron Northwick.

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Blake -- no. 706

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iii, [5], 52, [2] p., 24 plates :
Number of pages
52

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OL21858711M

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