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Letter, 'Count de Caylus's revival of wax painting' from Guillaume Mazeas to the Royal Society [English translation]

Reference number: L&P/3/170

Date: 17 November 1755

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Subject: Correspondence

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of a letter from the Abbé Mazeas, F. R. S. concerning an ancient method of painting, revived by Count Caylus. Translated from the French by James Parsons, M. D. F. R. S'

Read 27 May 1756

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L&P/3/170
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17 November 1755
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4 pages
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Guillaume Mazeas

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Guillaume Mazeas, Letter, 'Count de Caylus's revival of wax painting' from Guillaume Mazeas to the Royal Society [English translation], 17 November 1755, L&P/3/170, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_170/letter-count-de-cayluss-revival-of-wax-painting-from-guillaume-mazeas-to-the-royal-society-english-translation, accessed on 05 December 2024

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