The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters.
By Ellis Waterhouse.
Published by the Antique Collectors’ Club in 1981.
A dictionary that catalogues British painters active during the 18th century, with a specific focus on those working in oils and crayons, providing overviews of the artists' lives, artistic contributions, stylistic developments, and techniques. The volume includes many previously undocumented artists and paintings, filling substantial gaps in the available literature at the time of its publication, and it includes a substantial bibliography for further research. Sir Ellis Kirkham Waterhouse (1905–1985), an eminent English art librarian, historian, and professor.
Hardcover. 8.5x11, 443 pages, some color and many black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket worn, with some soil and rips, black label on the spine; the book itself is clean and good.
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