DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF PAINTINGS, BY THE GREAT MASTERS, OF THE ITALIAN, VENETIAN, SPANISH, FLEMISH, DUTCH, FRENCH, AND ENGLISH SCHOOLS. BY PERMISSION, IN THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL; AND SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN GENERAL, AS SUITED FOR THE FOUNDATION OF A NATIONAL GALLERY.

  • Washington. , 1834.
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Washington. , 1834.. Arguing for a National Gallery of Art One of the first detailed proposals for national patronage for the arts, including in-depth descriptions of forty paintings displayed in the rotunda of the Capitol to encourage the establishment of a national gallery of art. With a testimonial by Jonathan Trumbull. Dbd. Occasional foxing, else very good.

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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF PAINTINGS, BY THE GREAT MASTERS, OF THE ITALIAN, VENETIAN, SPANISH, FLEMISH, DUTCH, FRENCH, AND ENGLISH SCHOOLS. BY PERMISSION, IN THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL; AND SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN GENERAL, AS SUITED FOR THE FOUNDATION OF A NATIONAL GALLERY.

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1834.


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