The Dictionary of British 18th century painters. Waterhouse.

by Waterhouse, Ellis

18th century British Artists. The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters. Ellis Waterhouse.
Baron Publishing, Woodbridge, for the Antique Collectors' Club. 1981. (First Edition)
ISBN 0 902028 93 6.  280 x 220 x 30mm (11 x 8.1/2 x 1.1/8 inches)
Dust Jacket, very good condition. Gilt lettering on blue cloth-covered hardback. Very good throughout.

With 443 pages, including 12 full page colour plates and numerous black and white plates, this is a fine book that is a useful and important work for anyone interested in the prominent artists of 18th century Britain. The wealth of information provides a great groundwork for the study of traditional oils and watercolours from previous centuries.

Having attended numerous international universities, Sir Ellis Kirkham Waterhouse (1905-1985) was an eminent English art librarian, historian, lecturer, professor and author; and director of numerous British, European and American collections, museums and art galleries.