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Creator:
Burnet, John, 1784-1868
Title(s):

An essay on the education of the eye : with reference to painting / illustrated by copper plates and wood cuts by John Burnet ; author of Practical hints on painting.

Edition:
Second edition.
Published/Created:
London : J. Carpenter, 1839.
Physical Description:
viii, [6], 73 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
ND1488 B88 1827+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Plates are numbered: 1-4, 4*, 5-6.
Printed by C. Whittingham, Chiswick.
Abbey, J.R. Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 101
BAC: Bound with: Practical treatise on painting : in three parts / John Burnet. London : J. Carpenter, 1827.
BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy.
Plates are dated 1837.
Illustrations by John Burnet; after Masaccio, Raphael, Reynolds.
Subject Terms:
Carpenter, James -- Publisher.
Etching -- Specimens -- 1839.
Painting -- Study and teaching.
Whittingham, C. -- Printer.
Contributors:
Masaccio, 1401-1428?, ill.
Raphael, 1483-1520, ill.
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, ill.
Burnet, John, 1784-1868, engraver.
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