Elements of Painting with Crayons.
Rare and modern books
Russell (John)
Dublin: Printed for John Exshaw, 1773.,
Elements of Painting with Crayons.
Rare and modern books
Russell (John)
Dublin: Printed for John Exshaw, 1773.,
431.26 €
(Grantham,
United Kingdom)
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- Author
- Russell (John)
- Publishers
- Dublin: Printed for John Exshaw, 1773.
- Keyword
- FINE ARTS APPLIED ARTS OILS PASTELS PAINTING
Description
8vo, [8], 77, [1]pp., the final section ëThe art of painting in miniature. Translated from the. French,.í has a separate title page; register and pagination are continuous, some minor foxing and staining, later blue cloth. First and only Irish edition, published a year after the first London edition of 1772. John Russell RA (1745ñ1806), English painter renowned for his portrait work in oils and pastels, and as a writer and teacher of painting techniques. This work discusses how to make and use crayons (similar to modern pastels) in the eighteenth-century, as well as many recipes for different coloured crayons. The author also discussed other topics such as water colour painting.
