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The art of painting in miniature : teaching the speedy and perfect acquisition of that art without a master. By Rules so easy, and in a Method so natural as to render this charming Accomplishment universally attainable. Containing, I. The Difference between Painting in Miniature, and other Kinds of Painting. II. The Management of Colours in Draperies, Linnen, Lace, Furts, &c. III. The Method of mixing Colours for Carnations; for painting of Architecture, or any Building of Stone or Wood; for Landskips, Terrasses, Water, Ruins, Rocks, &c. IV. The Art of Painting all Sorts of Flowers, with the proper Colours required to represent Nature to the highest Perfection. V. The various Methods of Painting. Translated from the original French. The fifth edition. To which are now added, I. Certain secrets of one of the greatest Italian painters for making the finest Colours, Burnished Gold, Shell Gold, &c. II. Some general instructive Lessons for the Art of Drawing. And III. The Usefulness and Benefit of Prints.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boutet, Claude.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Standardized Title:
- Traité de la peinture en mignature. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Colors--Early works to 1800.
- Colors.
- Drawing--Study and teaching--Early works to 1800.
- Drawing.
- Engraving--Early works to 1800.
- Engraving.
- Miniature painting--Early works to 1800.
- Miniature painting.
- Drawing--Study and teaching.
- Physical Description:
- 10 unnumbered pages,150 pages, 6 unnumbered pages,plates : illustrations ; 12⁰
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glass, facing St. Magnus-Church, London-Bridge, and M. Cooper, at the Globe, Pater-Noster-Row, 1750.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- A translation of Claude Boutet's 'Traité de la peinture en mignature'.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from Harvard University Fine Arts Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, N16272.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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