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Practical directions for portrait painting in water-colours / by Mrs. Merrifield.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1876 Merrifi
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Merrifield, Mary P. (Mary Philadelphia), 1804 or 1805-1889.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Watercolor painting--Technique.
- Watercolor painting.
- Portrait painting--Technique.
- Portrait painting.
- Physical Description:
- 60 p. ; 19 cm.
- Edition:
- 16th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Winsor and Newton, [1876?]
- Contents:
- Materials
- Number of sittings for a portrait
- Position of the figure
- Costume
- Arrangement of the light
- Drawing the figure
- Method of painting
- General maxims in colouring
- Setting the palette for painting flesh
- First painting
- Second painting
- Third painting
- Draperies
- Backgrounds
- Alerations and corrections
- Conclusion.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Ex libris: NY Mercantile Library.
- OCLC:
- 24944033
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