A Dictionary Of Painters, From The Revival Of The Art To The Present Period; By The Rev. M. Pilkington, A.M. A New Edition, With Considerable Alterations, Additions, An Appendix, And An Index, By Henry Fuseli, R.A. [Epigraph]
[Gentleman's and Connoisseur's Dictionary of Painters., 1805.]
Imprint
London:: Printed By John Crowder, Warwick-Square, For J. Johnson; R. Faulder; J. Walker; Wilkie And Robinson; J. Stockdale; Scatcherd And Letterman; Cuthell And Martin; Vernor And Hood; Longman, Hurst, Rees, And Orme; Cadell And Davies; Lackington, Allen, And Co; Blacks And Parry; W. Miller; J. Harding; And J. Mawman. -, 1805.
Physical Description
xx, [ii], 693, [21] p.; 264 mm. (Quarto.)
Contents
[T.p., dedic.] - The Preface - The Names Of The Principal Authors Whose Works Have Been Consulted - An Explanation Of The Technical Terms - Advertisement Of The Editor - [Text] - Appendix - Index; [colophon] - Errata.
Responsibility Note
The printer's name is repeated in the colophon.
The dedication is a reprint of that of the first edition, and carries the date of Dec. 2, 1770. It is by Matt. Pilkington 'To The President And Council Of The Royal Academy Of Painting, In London.'
Summary Note
Pilkington's biographic dictionary had been first published in 1770 as The Gentleman's and Connoisseur's Dictionary of Painters. It is retitled A Dictionary of Painters in Fuseli's editions (1805 and 1810); and A General Dictionary of Painters in editions after 1824.
As the title claims, Fuseli's 'Alterations' and 'Additions' are 'Considerable'. They include hostile comments on Dürer and his circle, and biographies of Fuseli's father and brothers.
Provenance
Presented in memory of Julian Trevelyan RA by Mary Fedden RA, December 1988.
Binding Note
19th-century calf; red morocco spine-label lettered 'Fuseli's Pilkington And Discourses'. Bound with a copy of the 1801 edition of Fuseli's Lectures on painting.
Subject
Artists - Painters - Europe - History
Biographies - Biography - Art history - Encyclopedias - Dictionaries - Biographical dictionaries - Reference books - Art history - Great Britain - 18th century - 19th century