Author: Ralph, Benjamin
Title: THE SCHOOL Of RAPHAEL OR THE STUDENT'S GUIDE TO EXPRESSION IN HISTORICAL PAINTING. Illustrated by examples engraved by Duchange and others, under the inspection of Sir Nicholas Dorigny, from his own drawings after the most celebrated heads in the cartons at the KING'S PALACE. To which are now added, the outlineS of each head, and also several plates of the most celebrated antique statues,skeletons,and anatomical figures, engraved by an eminent artist. With instructions for young students in the art of designing, and the passions, as characterised by Raphael in the cartons.
Description: London, John Boydell No date Plates 1-12 include statues, skeletons, and details of arms. Legs etc + 45 plates with pairs of expressive heads +45 pairs of outlines . 4to [27.5 x 21.5cm or 11x8.5 inches] newer cloth spined boards. 40pp [=Titlepage + Introduction +art of designs & explanation & description of Cartoons of Raphael Ubin + index] + [102 leaves printed one side only of 12 plates & 90 plates of pairs of heads] There is some foxing and staining mostly to first and last plates with the majority of plates only foxed to the margins. There is also some offsetting to the blank page before each illustration. The titlepage and the last page at the end of the book hae been repaired and re-hinged and have a few small chips to the lower edge. The following two leaves after the title also have paper repair to the upper corner but nowhere near any text. There are some finger marks and a very few marginal tears without loss to the pages. The final leaves have a small tide mark encroaching on the top outer corner of approximately 3cm and nowhere near the illustrations.

Keywords: art drawings


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