The printer is named on the title page verso: 'Druck von August Grimpe in Hannover.'
Summary Note
The work is an account of a German painter, draughtsman and teacher who was a leading figure in the revival of fresco-painting in public buildings.
The frontispiece is a photographic portrait.
Provenance
The verso of the front loose endpaper is inscribed in pencil, 'S.A.H.', i.e. S.A. Hart, librarian of the Royal Academy 1864-81.
Binding Note
19th-century half black morocco, green marbled-papered boards; spine lettered 'Cornelius Der Meister Deutschen Malerei Riegel', 'R.A.' and 'Hannover 1870'.