illustrated book; print

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Object Type: illustrated book; print
Museum number: 1861,0518.747-772
Description: John Burnet, 'A practical treatise on painting. In three parts. Consisting of hints on composition, chiaroscuro, and colouring. The whole illustrated by examples from the Italian, Venetian, Flemish, and Dutch schools' (London, James Carpenter) 1827; containing 25 plates with tissue guards by John Burnet after other artists and old masters showing techniques related to painting and drawing: 9 plates on composition, 8 plates on light and shade, and 8 plates on colour. Together with frontispiece showing portrait of John Burnet by Fox after Denning, dedication to Thomas Lawrence, and preface for each book. Bound in red half-leather, with marbled boards, god tooling on spine, raised bands and marbled endpapers. Etching and stipple, some hand-coloured
Producer name: Published by: James Carpenter; Printed by: Charles Whittingham; Print made by: Charles Fox; After: Stephen Poyntz Denning; Published by: Moon, Boys & Graves (publisher of portrait); Print made by: John Burnet
School/style
Production date: 1827
Production place: Published in: London (England); Printed in: Chiswick
Materials
Technique: etching; stipple; hand-coloured; letterpress
Dimensions: Height: 313 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page); Width: 240 millimetres
Curator's comments: Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Illustration to: John Burnet; Associated with: Sir Thomas Lawrence (dedicated to)
Associated titles
Acquisition date: 1861
Acquisition notes: SJL monogram in pen and ink on title-page
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1861,0518.747-772

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