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Encaustic, or, Count Caylus's method of painting in the manner of the ancients : to which is added a sure and easy method for fixing of crayons

Müntz, Jean-Henri, 1727-1798, Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe, comte de, 1692-1765, Webley, A., bookseller · 1760 · London : Printed for the author, and A. Webley, at the Bible and Crown near Chancery Lane, Holborn · 3 pictures

A 1760 London treatise by Jean-Henri Müntz and Count Caylus, printed for the author and bookseller A. Webley, explaining how to paint with heated wax in the manner of the ancients and how to fix crayon drawings. The pictures are plain engraved plates: a ruled lettered chart, a decorative ornamental strip, and a workshop scene with a painter at a table, useful for designers studying period technical instruction and ornament.

Encaustic painting · Crayons · Paint materials

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