The dictionary of Victorian painters.

764 S. Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar. - The Dictionary of Victorian Painters is the standard work of reference on what is a very difficult period of art, for not only was there a large number of influences at work, but the output was enormous. Since the first edition was published in 1971, it has been used by curators, collectors, auctioneers and dealers as the key source of reference: the first book to be consulted for further details about known artists; to discover where some little known painter fits into the overall scene, or as a means of discovering which other authorities to consult about a particular artist — for the bibliography is without rival. In the first edition 1, 800 artists were listed; in this, the second edition, there are 11, 000. It contains details of many artists listed in no other source; it was the first of a number of dictionaries, many published by the Antique Collectors' Club, which successfully challenged the old multi-volume dictionaries which are now seen to be largely outdated and unable to supply information on the lesser arts.