Live auction - Lot 1269
[Painting - Almanac]
Nieuwen almanach der konst-schilders, vernissers, vergulders en marmelaers [...].
Ghent, Ph. Gimblet, 1777
€ 200 / 300
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Lot description
2 vol., 8vo: front.-[18]-263-[9]-16, front.-[18]-419-[12] pp. (tiny single wormhole in vol. I, some doodling & scribbling on verso front. & flyleaf vol. II, tear underl. at 1 pl., usual toning).
Contemp. marbled sheep, gilt-orn. spines with raised bands, red edges (corners bumped, some sm. tears, heads & tails def.).
Nice almanac focusing mainly on artists from the Southern Netherlands. With the names and addresses of administrators of art academies (Antwerp, Ghent, Kortrijk, Brussels, Mechelen, Oudenaarde), painters and sculptors in the different categories, art cabinets and art dealers sorted by city. With chapters on pigments, varnish, gilding, miniature, etc. Ill. with 2 allegorical front. by J.L. Wauters, one engr. in-text (1st vol.) and 4 full-page engr., i.a. portrait of Rubens. Tables at the end, and, as it should be "Byvoegsel tot dit werk".
Ref. Bibl. gant. 5079. - STCV.