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Lectures on painting, delivered at the Royal Academy March 1801, by Henry Fuseli, P.P. With additional observations and notes.
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Fuseli, Henry, R.A. (1741--1825)
[Lecutres on painting. 1st series. 1801]
Lectures on painting, delivered at the Royal Academy March 1801, by Henry Fuseli, P.P. With additional observations and notes.
London (Place), printed for J. Johnson. Luke Hansard, printer,, 1801.
[6], 151, [1] p. : [2] engr. illus. ; 26.8 cm. (4o).
Fuseli was professor of painting at the Royal Academy from 1799 to 1805, and again from 1810 until his death in 1825. During this time, from 1806 to 1836, Soane was professor of architecture. This is the first edition, containing the first course of Fuseli's lectures only (lectures 1--3), which were reprinted in 1833 (q.v.) as a supplement to the first volume of Arnold's Library of the Fine Arts (q.v.). The title-page vignette was designed, and the tail-piece on p. 151 was engraved by William Blake. BAL, Early printed books, no. 1150.
Binding C19th diced purple calf, double-rule gilt borders and spine, dark green morocco spine-label. Bound by Edwin Hutchinson for 5s., 27 January, 1831. (Archive 7/15/8).
Reference Number 2305
Additional Names Hutchinson, Edwin; ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, London
[Lecutres on painting. 1st series. 1801]
Lectures on painting, delivered at the Royal Academy March 1801, by Henry Fuseli, P.P. With additional observations and notes.
London (Place), printed for J. Johnson. Luke Hansard, printer,, 1801.
[6], 151, [1] p. : [2] engr. illus. ; 26.8 cm. (4o).
Fuseli was professor of painting at the Royal Academy from 1799 to 1805, and again from 1810 until his death in 1825. During this time, from 1806 to 1836, Soane was professor of architecture. This is the first edition, containing the first course of Fuseli's lectures only (lectures 1--3), which were reprinted in 1833 (q.v.) as a supplement to the first volume of Arnold's Library of the Fine Arts (q.v.). The title-page vignette was designed, and the tail-piece on p. 151 was engraved by William Blake. BAL, Early printed books, no. 1150.
Binding C19th diced purple calf, double-rule gilt borders and spine, dark green morocco spine-label. Bound by Edwin Hutchinson for 5s., 27 January, 1831. (Archive 7/15/8).
Reference Number 2305
Additional Names Hutchinson, Edwin; ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, London