The Art of drawing and painting in water-colours. Wherein the principles of drawing are laid down, after a natural and easy manner, and youth directed in every thing that relates to this useful art, according to the practice of the best masters. : To which are annexed, familiar directions, whereby a stranger in the art of drawing may be readily taught to delineate any view of prospect with the atmost exactness; of colouring any print or drawing in the most elegant manner; and of taking off medals, &c. instantly, after a variety of different ways, never before made public; intermixed with curious receipts for the use of painters, statuaries, founders, &c. with instructions for preparing, mixing, and managing all sorts of water-colours used in painting, so as to represent nature in the greatest perfection.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drawing--Study and teaching.

Drawing.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages,188 pages,plates ; 12⁰

Edition:

A new edition, corrected, and, besides other improvements, illustrated with copper-plates.

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Printed by J. Potts, at No. 74, in Dame-Street, M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

In two parts, the second entitled: 'The art of drawing in perspective', with a separate titlepage, dated 1777, but with continuous pagination and register.

'The art of drawing and painting', is dated 1778.

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 British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T118983.

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Restricted for use by site license.