The Artist's Chromatic Handbook. Being a Practical Treatise on Pigments: Their Properties and Uses in Painting. To Which is Added, a Few Remarks on Vehicles and Varnishes. Chiefly a Compilation from the Best Authorities

Author John P. Ridner American

Publisher G. P. Putnam, New York American

1850

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Title: The Artist's Chromatic Handbook. Being a Practical Treatise on Pigments: Their Properties and Uses in Painting. To Which is Added, a Few Remarks on Vehicles and Varnishes. Chiefly a Compilation from the Best Authorities
Author: John P. Ridner (American, 19th century)
Publisher: G. P. Putnam, New York
Date: 1850
Medium: Text only, no illustrations
Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 5 3/16 x 1/2 in. (19.4 x 13.2 x 1.3 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1954
Object Number: 54.524.47
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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