[Rarebooks] FS: How to become an artist in only 3 hours. Paris: 1751

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(ART) [Vespere, Francois Saveriol]. LE MOYEN DE DEVINIR PEINTRE EN TROIS HEURES, et d'Executer au Pinceau les Ouvrages des Plus Grandes Maitres, San Avoir Appris le Dessein. Paris: Chez les Libraires Associes. 1755. First edition. 12mo. (4),iv,131,(3)pp. Woodcut design on title. Cont. mottled calf, gilt spine with burgundy calf label, hinges & spine with nice old repairs. Occasional light spotting, but a very good copy of a practical manual that was intended for heavy use.	$750.00
A bit of a tongue-in-cheek approach to becoming a painter in three hours. It is in the form of a dialogue between a Marquise and an artist named Vispre who instructs him in all media, all forms and all techniques – and ranges from landscapes to portraits.


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