Burnet, JohnA Practical Treatise on Painting in Three Parts. Consisting of Hints on Composition, Chiaruscuro, and Coloring. 3 pp. in 1 vol. With a total of 25 engraved plates, 8 of them colored. London, Carpenter and Son, 1826-1827. 2 vols, (I-IV), 22 p. 1 leaf, V-VI, 1 leaf, 45 pp. 1 leaf, VII-IX, 1 leaf, 64 pp. 4°. Green cloth with rich ornamental blind and gold embossing, gilt edges, three gilt edges and marble endpapers. Gilt edges and marble endpapers (discolored, somewhat rubbed and bumped). Burnet, John A Practical Treatise on Painting in Three Parts. Consisting of Hints on Composition, Chiaruscuro, and Coloring. 3 pp. in 1 vol. With a total of 25 engraved plates, 8 of them colored. London, Carpenter and Son, 1826-1827. 2 vols, (I-IV), 22 p. 1 leaf, V-VI, 1 leaf, 45 pp. 1 leaf, VII-IX, 1 leaf, 64 pp. 4°. Green cloth with rich ornamental blind and gold embossing, gilt edges, three gilt edges and marble endpapers. Gilt edges and marble endpapers (discolored, somewhat rubbed and bumped). Without the frontispiece portrait. - First collected edition. - Cf. Graesse I, 578 - The plates, engraved by John Burnet after other artists and old masters, show techniques of painting and drawing: 9 plates on composition, 8 plates on light and shadow and 8 plates on coloring. - Somewhat browned. Some plates slightly foxed. Overall well preserved. With a total of 25 engraved plates, 8 of them colored. 3 parts in 1 vol. Green cloth of the time with rich ornamental blind and gold embossing, gilt edges, three gilt edges and marbled endpapers. Three gilt edges and marble endpapers (discolored, somewhat rubbed and bumped). - Without the frontispiece portrait. - First collected edition. - The plates, engraved by John Burnet after other artists and old masters, show techniques of painting and drawing: 9 plates on composition, 8 plates on light and shadow and 8 plates on coloring. - Somewhat browned. Some plates slightly foxed. Overall in good condition. This work is taxed. A premium of 23.95% will be added to the hammer price and the final invoice amount will be subject to 7% (books) or 19% VAT in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.