The Art of Drawing in its various Branches, exemplified in a course of twenty-eight progressive lessons, calculated to afford those who are unacquainted with the art, the means of acquiring a competent knowledge without the aid of a master : being the only work of the kind in which the principles of effect are explained in a clear, methodical, and at the same time familiar style.
The Art of Drawing in its various Branches, exemplified in a course of twenty-eight progressive lessons, calculated to afford those who are unacquainted with the art, the means of acquiring a competent knowledge without the aid of a master : being the only work of the kind in which the principles of effect are explained in a clear, methodical, and at the same time familiar style.
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Détails
- Auteur
- Smith (Thomas)
- Éditeurs
- London: Printed for Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1827.
- Thème
- DRAWING BOOK COLOUR THEORY ARCHITECTURE COLOUR PLATE BOOKS
Description
Second edition, [2], xiii, [3], 121, [1] + 12pp., of publishers adverts, with half-title, engraved hand-coloured frontispiece and 16 engraved plates, several aquatint, most hand-coloured or tinted, woodcut plate foxed as usual), others bright and clean, 58 hand-colour guides to the theory of colour, wood-engraved illustrations, some occasional spotting, later half morocco in an Art Nouveau style, extremities lightly rubbed. A scarce and comprehensive guide for aspiring artists of the time. It aimed to teach the foundational techniques of drawing across a wide range of subjects and styles: Figure drawing; Landscape; Architectural drawing; Still life & Classical sculpture studies. Provenance: Small neat circular stamp of the Birmingham Assay Office to front dree-endpaper. Tooley, 459 ( first edition of 1825).
