Author: Martin Hardie
Title: Water-Colour Painting in Britain I - the Eighteenth Century
Description: London , B. T. Batsford, 1975. Cloth. A third edition of the first volume of Hardie's Water-Colour Painting in Britain: I - The Eighteenth Century. With 242 black and white illustrations throughout. As written in the premise, "This work, the most comprehensive study of the subject yet to appear, covers, in this and in two companion volumes, on the Romantic and Victorian periods, its whole history in England, from the beginnings to the end of the nineteenth century. It is the magnum opus of the late Martin Hardie who, apart from serving 14 years as Keeper of the Departments of Painting and of Prints and Drawings at the Victoria and Albert Museum, was also a leading member of that generation of scholars who established the study of English drawings and water-colours." In a blue cloth binding and a clipped dustwrapper and black slipcase. Externally in excellent condition with minor shelfwear only. Dustwrapper generally smart with some minor chipping to the extremities and spine. Slipcase sound with some wear to the spine. Internally firmly bound with very bright and clean pages throughout. Ink inscription to front pastedown. VERY GOOD slipcase. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: Martin Hardie Illustrated Eighteenth Century Art Illustrated None


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