The drawings of Antoine Watteau/ by K.T. Parker of the British Museum

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parker, K.T
Other Associated Names: Evetts, Deborah, binder
Language:English
Published: London B.T. Batsford [1931]
Subjects:
Collection:Benjamin Iveagh
Description
Item Description:1099
Physical Description:[6], 49 p., [1] ill., frontis, 100 plates, 165 figures 30 cm.
Binding Note:Binding: dark green morocco by Deborah Evetts of the Pierpont Morgan Library. Upper cover: gold-tooled outline of 'A Girl on a Swing',, reproduced in this book, plate 28, the original is in the Farmleigh Collection. The design is built up with numerous individual tools. The hand on the lower cover is taken from 'Studies of Hands', plate 77. The title is gold-tooled on the spine. Twin-colour doublures, grey endleaves with a photocopy print of 'A Little Girl Sewing', plate 95, from the original in the Farmleigh Collection. Gilt edges. Preserved in a buckram box with a green lettering piece. The binder's sketches are stored in an archival envelope.
Bibliography:Frontispiece, 100 plates and 16 figures. Armorial bookplate of William Howitt Hastings laid in. K4 AR208