Exhibition HistoryThe Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
Design for 'the Houses of both sides of the intended Street to extend in a right line from the Mansion-House to More-Gate humbly proposed to consideration'
1762
6
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Aspis cornutus (Horned Viper or Cerastes)
1765-1773
7
Johann Heinrich Ramberg, 1763–1840
The St. Aubyn Family
1787
8
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower): finished drawing of flowering plant
1765-1773
9
John Yenn, 1750–1821
Design for Wall Decoration
ca. 1800
10
Joseph Goupy, 1689–1769
Death of Ananias
1740
11
Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740
The Memorial of Lord Darnley
1728
12
Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740
Classical Landscape
1717
13
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The analysis of beauty
1753
14
Goeree, Willem, 1635–1711
An introduction to the general art of drawing,
1674
15
Hipwell, John
The elements of navigation
1759
16
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
A collection of landskips, and figures, &c.
January 12, 1773
17
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
The practice of perspective
1743
18
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
Perspective practical
1698
19
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
Remarks on rural scenery
1797
20
The excellency of the pen and pencil,
1688
21
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Observations on the river Wye,
1792
22
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
All draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
[177-?]
23
Le Brun, Charles, Sir, 1619–1690
A method to learn to design the passions
1734
24
Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
[1698]
25
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
Bowles's polite recreation in drawing
[1779]
26
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
Rules for drawing caricaturas
1788
27
Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741–1801
Essays on physiognomy
MDCCLXXXIX-MDCCXCVIII [1789-1798, i.e. 1799]
28
Parkinson, Thomas, active 1769–1789
Flower painting made easy
[1760?]
29
Introduction to drawing ships
[1788]
30
Le Brun, Charles, Sir, 1619–1690
Bowles's Passions of the soul
[1800?]
31
Orme's Pocket sketch book
[1799]
32
Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
An essay on design
1749
33
Austin, William, 1721–1820
A specimen of sketching landscapes, in a free and masterly manner, with a pen or pencil
1781
34
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Lessons for beginners in the fine art
[1796]
35
The florist
[ca. 1760]
36
Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?
The museum of arts
1745?]
37
Lens, Bernard, 1682–1740
For the curious young gentlemen and ladies that study and practice the commendable art of drawing, colouring, etc.
1751
38
Ditton, Humphry, 1675–1715
A treatise of perspective, demonstrative and practical
1712
39
[Flower groups]
[1798]
40
A new drawing book of heads, from Castiglione
[176-?]
41
Junius, Franciscus, 1589–1677
The painting of the ancients, in three bookes: declaring by historicall observations and examples, the beginning, progresse, and consvmmation of that most noble art. And how those ancient artificers attained to their still so much admired excellencie
1638
42
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665–1745
An essay on the theory of painting
1715
43
Malton, Thomas, 1726–1801
A compleat treatise on perspective, in theory and practice;
1776
44
A new drawing-book of out-lines &c. : very proper for the first-practice of all who are willing to excell in that noble-art =
1722
45
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
An introduction to the art of drawing,
[17--]
46
A curious collection of beasts, horses, and birds
[ca. 1750]
47
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
The principles of drawing, or, An easy and familiar method whereby youth are directed in the practice of that useful art
MDCCLII [1752]
48
Langton, John, active 1700–1727
A new copy-book of the small Italian hand
[1727?]
49
The artist's vade mecum
1766
50
The principles of drawing, design, and engraving;
1800
51
The student's treasure
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
52
Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764–1829
An essay on the study of nature in drawing landscape
1793
53
Sir, there is a scheme set on foot for erecting a publick academy for the improvement of the arts of painting, sculpture and architecture ..