Children's portraiture in England. Advanced studies after Reynolds, with descriptive text by Loftie. With reproductions of celebrated pictures by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, George Romney, Sir Thomas Lawrence, James Sant R. A. and Sir J. E. Millais, Bart R.A. Practical hints for figure painting in water colours by E. J. Floris. Part I-IV (complete)

Loftie, W. J.

Blackie & Son Ltd; Winsor & Newton Ltd; Reeves & Sons Ltd, London; Glasgow; Dublin, c. 1900

4 parts. Large 4to (30x23 cm). Original printed and decorated wrappers, uncut. Together 84 pp. Title with title-vignette (portrait queen Victoria, 8 years), 5 illustr. (4 small oval portraits) and 27 black and white plates in text. With 8 colourplates (chromolithographs). - "Vere Foster's Water-colour Series". - First cover part 1 and last cover part 4 sl. solied, but a nice spotless set.