Genre of painting; field of work for painters

The significance of detail : Ferraplex B. 4, Wright of Derby 1734-1794.

The significance of detail : Ferraplex B. 3, Martineau 1826-1869.

Duphalac : suspends the monthly sentence of dysmenorrhoea.

Saint Luke painting a picture of the Virgin and Christ Child. Etching by F. Bartolozzi after S. Cantarini.

The significance of detail : Ferraplex B. 1, Francisco Goya y Lucientes 1740-1825.

The significance of detail : Ferraplex B. 5, Sir William Orpen 1878-1931.

1 folded sheet (4 pages) : illustrations ; 13 x 41 cm folded to 13 x 21 cm

1 photograph : photoprint ; image and border 25.7 x 21.4 cm

Mrs. John Hunter (Anne Home). Photograph by Grove Son and Boulton of a painting by J.J. Masquerier.

4 unnumbered leaves, 407 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : engr. frontispiece (portrait) & add. t.page, title page in red & black, engr. plates ; (8vo)

Polygraphice, or the arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming ... To which is added, a discourse of perspective and chiromancy / [William Salmon].

1 sheet : illustrations ; 48 x 12 cm folded to 24 x 12 cm

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The significance of detail : Ferraplex B. 3, Martineau 1826-1869.

Mrs. John Hunter (Anne Home). Photograph by Grove Son and Boulton of a painting by J.J. Masquerier.

Polygraphice, or the arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming ... To which is added, a discourse of perspective and chiromancy / [William Salmon].

Saint Luke painting a picture of the Virgin and Christ Child. Etching by F. Bartolozzi after S. Cantarini.

Duphalac : suspends the monthly sentence of dysmenorrhoea.

Portrait painting

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The significance of detail : Ferraplex B. 3, Martineau 1826-1869.

Mrs. John Hunter (Anne Home). Photograph by Grove Son and Boulton of a painting by J.J. Masquerier.

Polygraphice, or the arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming ... To which is added, a discourse of perspective and chiromancy / [William Salmon].

Saint Luke painting a picture of the Virgin and Christ Child. Etching by F. Bartolozzi after S. Cantarini.

Duphalac : suspends the monthly sentence of dysmenorrhoea.

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