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The art of painting in oyl : wherein is included each particular circumstance relating to that art and mystery, containing the best and most approved rules for preparing, mixing, and working of oyl-colours : the whole treatise being so full compleat, and so exactly fitted to the meanest capacity, that all persons whatsoever, may be able by these directions, to paint in oyl-colours all manner of timber-work ... in which is also particularly laid down, all the several circumstances required in painting of sun-dials ...
by SMITH, John
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1687 RARE John Smith ART of Oil Painting Painters English Horology GOLD
'The Art of Painting' is a rare 17th-century treatise on painting with oils by English clockmaker John Smith. This work was an immensely popular work throughout the end of the 17th-century into the mid-1700s. In fact, it went through a number of editions through the end of Smith's lifetime.
While the title would suggest this is merely a work from an artistic view, it covers a variety of topics including how to work with gold and silver gilding. Other topics include
How to mix oils
Achieving correct color
Oil paint preservation
Proper use of tools
Item number: #5322
Price: $950
SMITH, John
The art of painting in oyl : wherein is included each particular circumstance relating to that art and mystery, containing the best and most approved rules for preparing, mixing, and working of oyl-colours : the whole treatise being so full compleat, and so exactly fitted to the meanest capacity, that all persons whatsoever, may be able by these directions, to paint in oyl-colours all manner of timber-work ... in which is also particularly laid down, all the several circumstances required in painting of sun-dials ...
London : Printed for Samuel Crouch ..., 1687. 1st edition thus
Details:
Collation:
[12], 100
Lacking page 75/76
References: ESTC T 228403
Edition notes:
The earliest known edition of this work is the 'second impression' (thus a 1st edition)
Provenance: Armorial Bookplate
Thomas Sharpe
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~6in X 4in (15cm x 10cm)
Very rare with auction and price comparisons as high as $3,000
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- Title
- The art of painting in oyl : wherein is included each particular circumstance relating to that art and mystery, containing the best and most approved rules for preparing, mixing, and working of oyl-colours : the whole treatise being so full compleat, and so exactly fitted to the meanest capacity, that all persons whatsoever, may be able by these directions, to paint in oyl-colours all manner of timber-work ... in which is also particularly laid down, all the several circumstances required in painting of sun-dials ...
- Author
- SMITH, John
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Samuel Crouch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1687
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1687 RARE John Smith ART of Oil Painting Painters English Horology GOLD
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