Anecdotes Of Painters Who Have Resided Or Been Born In England; With Critical Remarks On Their Productions; By Edward Edwards, deceased, late Teacher Of Perspective, And Associate, In The Royal Academy; Intended As A Continuation To The Anecdotes Of Painting By The Late Horace Earl Of Orford.
[Half-t., frontis., t.p.] - An Account Of The Life Of Mr. Edwards - Preface - Introduction - [Text] - Index of The Names Of The Painters Contained In This Volume; [colophon] - Errata.
Responsibility Note
The frontispiece portrait of E. Edwards is signed as painted by himself and engraved by Cardon.
The printer's name is repeated in the colophon: 'Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields.'
Reproductions
A copy of this book has been digitised by the Getty Research Institute and made available online via the Internet Archive digital library: https://archive.org/details/anecdotesofpaint00edwa/page/n8/mode/2up
A facsimile edition was published in 1970 (London: Cornmarket) (ISBN 0719120802).
Provenance
27 July 1813: 'Mr Smirke moved that the following work(s) be purchased for the Library - ... Edwards' Anecdotes of Painters ... Which was seconded by Mr. Wilkie, & passed Unanimously.' (RA Council Minutes V, 68-9).
Binding Note
20th-century half morocco, green cloth-covered boards; gilt-decorated spine, lettered 'Anecdotes Of Painters Edwards', 'R.A.' and '1808'.