London. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday. 1877. Hardcover. folio. 34.5cm, 196p., PLUS 36 full page plate illustrations engraved on heavy stock paper, and 51 illustrations in the text, in the original royal blue pebbled cloth, gilt decoration & title on upper board, gilt spine titles, a.e.g., spine edges worn and top and bottom spine edges chipped, otherwise a very good internally fine copy (art). ~ Volume 8 of the British art periodical first launched in 1879 by English writer and art critic, Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1834 1894). "The Portfolio" was published from 1870 to 1893 and was a very influential in the Victorian art community. Volume 8 features reproductions from the Althorp Gallery (Rubens, Rembrandt, Reynolds, Murillo, Gainsborough) and National Gallery (Lawrence, Stanfield, Greuze, Carucci, Jardin, Reynolds). Hamerton contributions include essays on Poynter, Turner, Wyld, and Belgian etchings. A major essay is by Sidney Colvin "Albert Durer: His Teachers, His Rivals, and His Followers". An impressive volume of a seminal British art periodical.

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Bookseller: Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 32897
Title: The Portfolio. An Artistic Periodical
Author: HAMERTON, Philip Gilbert (Edited by)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: London. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday. 1877
Keywords: BRITISH ART PERIODICAL PORTFOLIO HAMERTON ALTHORP GALLERY NATIONAL DURER POYNTER TURNER

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Pebbled: Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
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