The Art of Painting of Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy


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Excerpt from The Art of Painting of Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy: Translated Into English Verse by William Mason, M.A.; With Annotations And, 0, if ought thy Poet can pretend Beyond his fav'rite wifh to call thee Friend Be it that here his tuneful toil has'drcfi The Mufe of fresnoy in a. Modern vefl. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







The Art of Painting ... Translated Into English Verse by W. Mason ... With Annotations by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Lat. & Eng. (Appendix.-The Sentiments of C. A. D. on the Works of the ... Best Painters of the Two Last Ages.-The Preface of Mr Dryden to His Translation [of the Same Work], Containing a Parallel Between Poetry and Painting. Epistle [in Verse] of Mr Pope to Mr Jervas.-A Chronological List of Painters by T. Gray.) [Elegy on the Death of Sir J. Reynolds, by C. Burney; in MS.]


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The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight ... Containing His Discourses, Idlers, A Journey to Flanders and Holland, and His Commentary on Du Fresnoy's Art of Painting: The art of painting, of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy; translated into English verse by William Mason, with annotations by Sir Joshua Reynolds [with original text subjoined, and with a life of Du Fresnoy]. The sentiments of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy, on the works of the principal and best painters of the last two ages. The preface of Mr. Dryden to his translation, containing a parallel between poetry and painting. Epistle of Mr. Pope to Mr. Jervass. A chronological list of painters, from the revival of the art to the beginning of the present century [by Thomas Gray]. Index


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De Arte Graphica (Paris, 1668)


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Edition commentée de ce poème latin de 549 vers sur l'art de la peinture qui connut un succès considérable aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles.