Year: 1801-1857
Author: Matthew Pilkington
Genre: Art Encyclopedia
Language: English
Format: PDF

Matthew Pinkelton (1701-1774) - author of the famous art encyclopedia, known as the "dictionary Pinkeltona» (Pilkington's Dictionary). Born in Ireland, he studied at Trinity College in Dublin, wrote poetry. After his marriage he moved to London, where he led the introduction to Jonathan Swift. Interested in the history of painting and published a collection of biographies of artists «The Gentleman's and Connoisseur's Dictionary of Painters». His work has weathered many publications. Pinkelton died in Dublin.

A dictionary of painters from the revival of the art to the present period
Year: 1801
Publisher: London: J. Johnson
Number of pages: 1113
Description: The richly illustrated book. The distribution volumes are 1-4 and 8.
Attention! TEXT continuous numbering of pages in all volumes.

An illustrative supplement to Pilkington's Dictionary of painters: consisting of biographical sketches, and one hundred and thirty-nine portraits
Year: 1805
Publisher: London: Printed for John Stockdale
Number of pages: 194

A general dictionary of painters; containing memoirs of the lives and works of the most eminent professors of the art of painting, from its revival by Cimabue, in the year 1250, to the present time
Year: 1857
Publisher: William Tegg & Co
Number of pages: 754
Description: Neillyustrirovannoe (not including portrait of the author) edition of the dictionary.

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