Sir Joshua Reynolds as a Portrait Painter, An Essay

Sir Joshua Reynolds as a Portrait Painter, An Essay. by J. Churton Collins, B.A. London,Macmillan and Co., 1874

Sir Joshua Reynolds as a Portrait Painter, An Essay. by J. Churton Collins, B.A. Illustrated by a Series of Portraits of Distinguished Beauties of the Court of George III. Reproduced from Proof Impressions of the Celebrated Engravings by Valentine Green, Thomas Watson, F. R. Smith, E. Fisher,and Others. London,Macmillan and Co., 1874. Large elephant folio bound in brown morocco with gold gilt decorations in each corner. Leather is well worn on edges with scratches and scuff marks and a spot on the front board, this book was referred to often! Beautiful burnt red, blue, and pink swirled marbled end papers bordered by leather with same gold gilt decorations in corners. Although boards are attached and hinges are not cracked, it could do with some reinforcement. The spine has five raised bands and six compartments with elaborate gold gilt decorations and the second compartment has gilt titles. At the bottom of the spine in gold gilt is London 1874. All page edges are gilt. There is a half title page followed by a frontispiece of one of the beauties - the Lady Elizabeth Keppel - and a red and black title page. Two-page preface is followed by List of Plates (20) naming each lady and dates their portraits were painted by Joshua Reynolds. Nine pages follow with bio of Joshua Reynolds as a portrait painter. There is a bio on each lady painted, and the reproduction of each painting is inset on heavier card stock paper on the next page following. Light foxing in borders not affecting plates or text. Rear fep has insect holes in it, no other pages in book have any. An extremely scarce book. Sir Joshua Reynolds as a Portrait Painter PLEASE NOTE: **If you are ordering from outside of the USA or Canada you must email lisrose@ararefindbooks.com for shipping charges prior to ordering**