77/2119 [Artists' manuals]. Bloemaert, A. Oorspronkelyk en vermaard konstryk tekenboek (...) Hooglyk dienstig en nut voor Schilders, Beeldhouwers, Plaatsnyders, Tekenaars en Konstbegeerige Leerlingen van de beyde Sexen. Amst., R. and J. Ottens, 1740, 8 parts in 1 vol., tinted engr. frontisp., tinted portrait, title vignette, dedic. engraving, 171 (of 173) engravings by F. BLOEMAERT (incl. frontisp. and 6 (of 7) duplicates in the tinted version), contemp. plain boards, folio.

- Lacks 2 plates (incl. 1 tinted duplicate plate); final ±25 plates lower corner nibbled off (by mice?), not affecting image. Backcover loose; binding worn.

= Bolten p.253: "The leading example of the master model in the Netherlands is the drawing book by Abraham Bloemaert. (...) Bloemaert's drawing examples are not derived from those of other authors. They represent the fruits of a life of industrious study in academies and after nature (...)." The original edition of this work was published by the artist in 1650 as Artis Apellae Liber and contained approx. 120 plates. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVI.