Wydawnictwo:
FB &c Ltd
ISBN: 978-13-301-4751-1
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Liczba stron: 88
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2018 r.
Język: angielski
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Excerpt from The Portrait Collector's Manual: Catalogue of Prints, Old, New, Curious, and Rare<br><br>We can do this at home, simply by the aid of engraving; which gives us, as our own property, to be used as we please, nearly all the advantages - except those attached to color - to be found in the picture-gallery or the miniature-room. The expression which color conveys cannot always be relied upon; therefore, engravings are not at such a disadvantage com pared with paintings or miniatures as we might hastily assume. Besides the flattering tints put on by the painter, his sitter might be, and often was, guilty of a previous painting.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.