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Le Moyen de devenir Peintre en trois heures (...). Nouvelle Edition, revuë, corrigée & augmentée.
Amsterdam, M. Magérus, 1766. 8vo. Uncut in the original boards. Small paper-label to upper part of spine. Dampstain to lower half of front board, otherwise nice and clean. VIII, 132, (4) pp. + folded plate.
First edition with an illustration of this treatise on miniature painting on glass presented as a dialogue between the author and his female apprentice, a marquise. Initially published in 1755 without an illustration, the book appears to serve as both an endorsement for Vispré as a tutor and supplier of artistic materials. By 1766, with the release of this edition, Vispré had established himself in London, enjoying success as a portrait painter and miniaturist. He began exhibiting with the Society of Artists and later became a frequent participant at the Royal Academy.
