Main entry:

Gilpin, William, 1724-1804, author.

Title & Author:

Three essays : On picturesque beauty ; On picturesque travel ; and On sketching landscape : to which is added a poem, On landscape painting / by William Gilpin, M.A., prebendary of Salisbury ; and vicar of Boldre in New Forest, near Lymington.

Edition:

[First edition]

Publication:

London : printed for R. Blamire, in the Strand, M.DCC.XCII. [1792]

Description:

2 preliminary leaves, viii, 88, v pages, 1 leaf, 44, iii pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Notes:
The poem has divisional title "On landscape painting, a poem", separate pagination and signatures.
Signatures: pi² A⁴ B-G⁸, ²A-C⁴ ²D⁸ ²E² *².
Illustrations are aquatints, some hand-colored.
Bookseller's advertisement on page iii at end.
"Books published by the same author": page iii (7th group).
Essay 1. On picturesque beauty -- Essay 2. On picturesque travel -- Essay 3. On the art of sketching landscape -- On landscape painting : a poem.
ESTC, T99007.

Resources:
The Internet Archive

ISBN:

0576151424
9780576151429

Subject:

Landscape painting Early works to 1800.
Landscape drawing Early works to 1800.
Landscape painting Poetry.
Peinture de paysages Ouvrages avant 1800.
Dessin de paysages Ouvrages avant 1800.
Peinture de paysages Poésie.
Landscape drawing
Landscape painting

Form/genre:

Essay
Poetry
essays.
aquatints (prints)
poetry.
Early works
Essays
Aquatints 1792.
Aquatints Hand-colored 1792. CtY-BA
Watercolors.
Binders' tickets (Binding) England 18th century Hering.
Publisher's advertisements Great Britain 18th century.
Publishers' advertisements Great Britain 18th century.
Essais.
Poésie.
Aquatintes.
Aquarelles (Œuvres d'art)

Added entries:

Blamire, R. (Richmond), 1742-1797, publisher.

Half-title: Essays, on picturesque beauty &c. &c. &c.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 92604
Call No.: 5958; ID:86-B18299
Status: Available