Specimens of the Ancient Sculpture and Painting, now Remaining in This Kingdom, From the Earliest Period to the Reign of Henry ye VIII, Consisting of Statues, Bassorelievos, ect a Description of Each

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The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic operas, and more are also included.
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British Library

T090203

Issued in parts. The titlepages are engraved. Vol. 2 dated 1787, but the dates of the plates in vol.1 range from 1780-86, in vol.2 from 1787-94. Dedication dated: Nov. 1786. With a list of subscribers to each vol. Some plates coloured.

London: published as the act directs by John Carter, Wood St. Westminster, 1780-87 [1780-94]. 2v., plates; 2°