The Chefs-D'Oeuvre D'Art of the International Exhibition, 1878
by STRAHAN, Edward (Edited by)
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About This Item
Philadelphia. George Barrie, Publisher. [1878]. Hardcover. elephant folio. 41.5cm, 138p. text plus 48 steel engraved plates on heavyweight India paper, plus 28 wood engraved plates & 85 text illustrations (illuminations, initials, and portraits), bound in original half black sheep and cloth boards, gilt titles and decorations on the spine, spine rubbed and worn and shellacked, contents fine (cds) A showcase of the 1878 Paris exhibition that featured academic painting and sculpture of the period. Artists included are: E.A. Bayard, E.P. Berne-Bellecour, F.A. Bridgman, E. Burne-Jones, E. Butti, J. DeVriendt, Gustave Dore, P. Dubois, R. Fontana, F. Gerome, J.P. Laurens, Lecomte-du-Nouy, J.E. Milais, G. Moreau, C. Verlat, C. Vernet, etc. etc, Includes description of the buildings of the Exposition and extensive text by the artists describing their art. Classical art masterpiece.
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- Title
- The Chefs-D'Oeuvre D'Art of the International Exhibition, 1878
- Author
- STRAHAN, Edward (Edited by)
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- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Publisher
- Philadelphia. George Barrie, Publisher. [1878]
- Keywords
- ART ILLUSTRATION CATALOGUE ARTIST PAINT PAINTER CLASSICAL MASTERPIECE SCULPUTRE BAYARD BERNE BELLECOUR BRIDGMAN BURNE JONES BUTTI DEVRIENDT GUSTAVE DORE DUBOIS FONTANA GEROME LAURENS LECOMTE DE NOUY MILAIS MOREAU VERLAT VERNET
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