Bryan, Michael. Dictionary of painters and engravers. 5v. subs. [*]$30; hf. mor. [*]$50. Macmillan.
The present volume (S-Z) is the fifth and last of the 1904-5 edition of this valuable reference work, and contains over a hundred full-page illustrations. This is the fourth edition of the work which has appeared since 1816 when it was first published, and it includes 1200 new biographies.
“The revision has been very thorough throughout the volume.”
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“The dictionary is now as complete as it can be made, and the work has been done with the greatest care.”
| + + + | Critic. 46: 379. Ap. ‘05. 140w. |
“A work which should be absolutely indispensable to every one interested in art or artists.”
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[*] “Another great and invaluable work of historical narrative and critical comment, ranking in its field with Grove in the field of music.”
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| + + + | Int. Studio. 25: sup. 87. Je. ‘05. 340w. |