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[RAPHAEL (1483-1520)]. RALPH, Benjamin. The School of Raphael; or, the Student's Guide to Expression in Historical Painting. London: Printed for John Boydell, 1782.
2o (428 x 285 mm). 106 engraved plates (45 in outline) (some occasional minor spotting). 19th-century half calf, marbled boards (corners repaired, spine dried, some wear and rubbing, especially at edges). Provenance: Remnants of a library sticker on front cover.
Second edition. An elaborate artist's manual first published in 1759. It celebrates Raphael's cartoons, purchased by William and Mary, and then housed in their own gallery within Hampton Court. Ralph's book begins with twelve plates "of the Study of Geometrical Figures." These are followed by four plates of human bodies engraved as academic designs by B. Picart. The bulk of the book shows heads of figures from Raphael's cartoons. The plates each depict two heads, which are shown in simple line drawings, followed with a finished engraving of the same heads. This second edition contains one hundred and six plates as opposed to 75 plates in the first edition of 1759. Ralph, whom Benezit characterizes as an amateur landscape painter active in London from 1763 to 1770, must have been more than that; however he seems to be genuinely obscure. According to their website, there are prints after him, or attributed to him, in the Tate Gallery. RARE: According to American Book Prices Current only one copy of this work has been sold at auction in at least 30 years, and no copies of the first edition have been sold.
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Second edition. An elaborate artist's manual first published in 1759. It celebrates Raphael's cartoons, purchased by William and Mary, and then housed in their own gallery within Hampton Court. Ralph's book begins with twelve plates "of the Study of Geometrical Figures." These are followed by four plates of human bodies engraved as academic designs by B. Picart. The bulk of the book shows heads of figures from Raphael's cartoons. The plates each depict two heads, which are shown in simple line drawings, followed with a finished engraving of the same heads. This second edition contains one hundred and six plates as opposed to 75 plates in the first edition of 1759. Ralph, whom Benezit characterizes as an amateur landscape painter active in London from 1763 to 1770, must have been more than that; however he seems to be genuinely obscure. According to their website, there are prints after him, or attributed to him, in the Tate Gallery. RARE: According to American Book Prices Current only one copy of this work has been sold at auction in at least 30 years, and no copies of the first edition have been sold.