An Essay upon Prints: Containing Remarks upon the Principles of Picturesque Beauty - Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture - William Gilpin - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9781108066785 - March 20, 2014
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An Essay upon Prints: Containing Remarks upon the Principles of Picturesque Beauty - Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture

William Gilpin

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An Essay upon Prints: Containing Remarks upon the Principles of Picturesque Beauty - Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture

Clergyman, schoolmaster and writer on aesthetics, William Gilpin (1724–1804) is best known for his works on the picturesque. This appraisal of prints, first published anonymously in 1768 to positive reviews, defines the concept as 'a term expressive of that peculiar kind of beauty, which is agreeable in a picture'.


278 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released March 20, 2014
ISBN13 9781108066785
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 278
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 16 mm   ·   360 g

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