[Painters]. Charles Blanc. HISTOIRE DES PENTRES DE TOUTES LES ECOLES Depuis la Renaissance Jusqu’a Nos Nours… 7 Vols. Paris: Jules Renouard, 1853-1858, Vol VII is 1862. 4to. Orig navy blue cloth with gilt-decorated spines and covers decorated in blind, yellow endpapers. Varying degrees of wear within an inch or so of tops of spines and at spine bases, some external stains (quite noticeable on rear cover of Vol VI and front cover of Vols V and VII), some internal dampstains (including, but not limited to Vol VI’s inner margin). Some foxing. Vol II’s rear hinge fully cracked between Vernet and Antoine Waterloo. Vol VII’s rear hinge cracked.