General Dictionary of Painters: Containing Memoirs of the Lives and Works of the Most Eminent Professors of the Art of Painting From its Revival by Cimabue, in the year 1250, to the Present Time.

General Dictionary of Painters: Containing Memoirs of the Lives and Works of the Most Eminent Professors of the Art of Painting From its Revival by Cimabue, in the year 1250, to the Present Time. A New Edition, Revised and Corrected throughout, with Numerous Additions, particularly of the Most Distinguished Artists of The British School.

Author: Pilkington, Matthew

4to.(5.5" x 8.875") 2 volumes. 1824. Pilkington, Matthew. London: Thomas McLean. Full publisher's binding with light green taped spine, sun faded to light brown. Prior owner's name/date to front pastedown in old ink, with bookplate of McM. C. King. Rough cut pages. Boards with edgewear, soiling, corners bumped and rubbed. Spine with pieces missing (see pic) paper title block rubbed and scraped with loss of verbiage. The Spine of vol. II split at center lengthwise, book still held together. Mild foxing towards front and rear of text.

From Wiki: Matthew Pilkington (1701–1774), Church of Ireland priest, writer, and art historian, was the author of a standard text on painters that became known as Pilkington's Dictionary. His first wife was the poet and memoirist Laetitia Pilkington and their second son was the singer and writer John Carteret Pilkington.

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