Author: Jules Guiffrey
Title: Antoine Van Dyck Sa Vie Et Son Oeuvre
Description: Paris, A Quantin , 1882. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this profusely illustrated biography of the Flemish Baroque artist, Anthony van Dyck. This work has important provenance. Tipped in is a letter from the French Nobel Prize winning poet Sully Prudhomme, the author of the sonnet on Van Dyck to the start of the work. His letter is tipped in at the same page as his sonnet. In addition there is a signed letter from the author tipped in to the dedication to Sully Prudhomme on page V. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Collated, complete with twenty eight plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Written by Jules Guiffrey, a French art historian and member of the Academie des Beaux-Arts. Anthony van Dyck was a leading court painter in England. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of spine. Signed letter tipped in to the sonnet page and the dedication leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spot. Tissue guards are slightly damaged and folded in places due to their delicacy. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Anthony van Dyck. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Jules Guiffrey Antoine Van Dyck Sully Prudhomme Art Antoine Van Dyck Anthony van Dyck


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