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Laporte, John, 1761–1839
7
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
7
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
6
Wood, John George, 1768–1838
4
Alston, J. W. (J. William)
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Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
3
Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
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Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
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Hayter, Charles, 1761–1835
3
Cox, David, 1783–1859
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Dagley, Richard, d. 1841
2
Daniell, William, 1769–1837
2
Ferguson, James, 1710–1776
2
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
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Green, Benjamin, 1739–1798
2
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
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Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
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Murray, Henry, F.S.A
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Orme, William, active 1797–1819
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Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
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Books
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Prints
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19th century
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18th century
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17th century
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16th century
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20th century
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drawing book
156
handbooks and manual
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soft-ground etching
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aquatint
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engraving
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etching
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stipple engraving
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wood engraving
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lithograph
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publisher's advertisement
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ink drawing
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armorial bookplates (provenance)
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publishers' advertisement
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woodcut
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children's book
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Drawing -- Technique.
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Watercolor painting -- Technique.
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Painting -- Technique.
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Painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
32
Landscape drawing -- Technique.
22
Ackermann, R. -- Publisher.
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Landscape painting -- Technique.
10
Perspective.
10
Perspective -- Early works to 1800.
9
Perspective -- Technique.
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Anatomy, Artistic.
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Colors.
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Glass painting and staining.
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Drawing books -- Specimens.
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Flowers in art.
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Harrison, L. -- Printer.
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Sayer, Robert -- Publisher.
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Amber.
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Great Britain
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England
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London
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Brighton
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Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528
4
Ashfield, Edmund, active 1673–1700
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Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452–1519
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Luttrell, Dorothy
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Luttrell, Edward
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Osborn, William
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Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?
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Robertson, Andrew, 1777–1845
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Robertson, Archibald, 1765–1835
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Robertson, Emily
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Exhibition History
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
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"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
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Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
2
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
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Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
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French
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German
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Italian
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Russian
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Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
A new pocket sketch book
1807
2
Wells, William Frederick, 1762–1836
A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure
1796
3
Sowerby, James, 1757–1822
A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature
[1807?]
4
The compleat drawing-book
MDCCLV [1755]
5
Rodler, Hieronymus
Perspectiua
1546
6
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
The draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
1786
7
Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637–1714
A book of landskips & buildings pleasant & useful for youth to draw after
[between 1726 and 1736]
8
Angelo, Michael, 18th cent
The drawing school for little masters and misses
1773
9
The artist's vade mecum
1786
10
Browne, Alexander, active 1660–1677
Ars pictoria, or, An academy treating of drawing, limning, painting, etching
1675
11
Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Practical perspective, or, Perspective made easie
1670. (fol.)
12
The art of drawing without a master
[1768]
13
A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints,
1647
14
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
The art of dravving vvith the pen,
1607
15
Francia, François-Thomas-Louis, 1772–1839
Progressive lessons tending to elucidate the character of trees
1813
16
Fairland, Thomas, 1804–1852
Juliens' New progressive drawing book of the human figure
[18--]
17
Martin, John, 1789–1854
Characters of trees
1817
18
Six progressive lessons for flower painting
January 1, 1802
19
Rodwell and Martin's Lithographic drawing book for students
[1821]
20
The principles of drawing and painting
1811
21
The compleat drawing-master;
1766
22
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
The draughtsman's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
[ca. 1801]
23
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]
24
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
An illustrated lecture on sketching from nature in pencil and water colour
[between 1862 and 1868]
25
[Landscape views]
1794
26
Murray, Henry, F.S.A.
The art of painting and drawing in coloured crayons
[between 1906 and 1916]
27
Stanley, Montague, 1809–1844
M. Stanley's drawing book
[1841?]
28
Chalon, Henry Bernard, 1770–1849
Chalon's drawing book of animals and birds of every description
[1822?]
29
Studies of trees sketched from nature
1800
30
The art of landscape drawing made easy
[1794]
31
Hayter, Charles, 1761–1835
An introduction to perspective, adapted to the capacities of youth, in a series of pleasing and familiar dialogues, between the author's children
1813
32
Wood, John George, 1768–1838
The principles and practice of sketching landscape scenery from nature
1816
33
Hayter, Charles, 1761–1835
An introduction to perspective, drawing, and painting
1815
34
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
The principles of design
1777
35
Alston, J. W. (J. William)
Hints to young practitioners, in the study of landscape painting
36
The art of drawing in perspective
1786
37
Goeree, Willem, 1635–1711
An introduction to the general art of drawing,
1674
38
Taylor, C. (Charles), 1756–1823
A familiar treatise on drawing, for youth
1820
39
Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
1731
40
Burgess, John Cart, 1798–1863
Useful hints on drawing and painting;
1818
41
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
Process of sketching a landscape
1805
42
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Rudiments of landscape in progressive studies
1813
43
Troili, Giulio, 1613–1685
Paradossi per pratticare la prospettiua senza saperla
1683
44
Dighton, Denis, 1792–1827
Progressive studies in cattle
May, 1820
45
Rudiments of drawing, shadowing, and colouring flowers in water colours
1818 [i.e. 1817]
46
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
W.H. Pyne on rustic figures
1817
47
Roberts, James, 1753–approximately 1809
Introductory lessons with familiar examples in landscape
1800
48
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727–1815
Elements for drawing
1792
49
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
Process of sketching a landscape
1801
50
Ferguson, James, 1710–1776
The art of drawing in perspective made easy
1775
51
The compleat drawing-book
1757
52
Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
[1698]
53
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
All draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
[177-?]
54
Wood, John George, 1768–1838
Principles and practice of sketching landscape scenery from nature
1820
55
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
Rules for drawing caricaturas
1788
56
The young colorist
[ca. 1880]
57
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
Hassell's drawing magazine ..
1808-1811
58
Lamy, Bernard, 1640–1715
Perspective made easie, or, The art of representing all manner of objects as they appear to the eye in all scituations
MDCCX [1710]
59
Six well known views near London
1794
60
The florist
[ca. 1760]
61
Taylor, Elias
An easy and familiar treatise on the art of drawing in perspective
1831
62
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
The young artists assistant, or, A familiar introduction to the art of drawing, with instructions for colouring &c.
1810
63
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
Characters of trees
[1800]
64
Robertson, Archibald, 1765–1835
Lessons on drawing, watercolors, and miniatures
1797-1803
65
Quadal, Martin Ferdinand, 1736–1808
A variety of tame & wild animals
May 25, 1793
66
Daniell, William, 1769–1837
A familiar treatise on perspective
1807
67
Carroll, John, -1915
Freehand drawing lessons for the blackboard
[between 1872 and 1893]
68
Maslov, Aleksandr
Rukovodstvo kʺ risovanīi︠u︡ akvarelʹi︠u︡ ili vodi︠a︡nymi kraskami bezʺ pomoshchi uchiteli︠a︡
1857
69
La Cave, P. (Peter)
Fores's new chalk drawing-book of studies of trees, landscape, animals, figures, buildings, &c.
[1801]
70
Wood, John George, 1768–1838
The principles and practice of sketching landscape scenery from nature
1813-[1815]
71
Metz, C. M. (Conrad Martin), 1755–1827
Fores's new chalk drawing-book, of heads and academy figures
1795-1799
72
Berchem, Nicolaas Pietersz, 1620–1683
A drawing book of figures and animals from Berghem
[ca. 1790]
73
A new drawing book engrav'd from the curious designs of that great master M. Poilly
[approximately 1730]
74
Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808–1889
The American drawing-book
1847
75
The art of drawing in perspective
1777
76
Milbourne, Henry, 1781–ca. 1826
Studies of cows from life
[1805]
77
The artist's vade-mecum
1776 [i.e. 177-?]
78
Hamilton, George, writer on art
The elements of drawing, for the use of students
1812
79
Bowles's new preceptor in drawing ..
[ca. 1799]
80
The art of drawing in perspective
1755
81
The excellency of the pen and pencil,
1668
82
Cox, David, 1783–1859
A series of progressive lessons intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours
1812
83
Taylor, C. (Charles), 1756–1823
A familiar treatise on drawing, for youth
1815
84
Introduction to drawing ships
[1788]
85
The Art of drawing and painting in water-colours
1731
86
Wood, John George, 1768–1838
Footsteps to drawing, according to the rules of perspective
1816
87
Munn, Paul Sandby, 1773–1845
Progressive lessons
1810
88
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
Rules for drawing caricaturas
1789
89
Wells, John, 1757 or 1758–1843
An epitome of perspective
1817]
90
Alston, J. W. (J. William)
Hints to young practitioners in the study of landscape painting
[1808?]
91
A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints
1660
92
Artist, pseud., fl. 1780
The principles of drawing ornaments made easy
1780
93
Merigot, James
The amateur's portfolio, or, The new drawing magazine
1815-1816
94
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Two essays
1804
95
Austin, William, 1721–1820
A specimen of sketching landscapes, in a free and masterly manner, with a pen or pencil
1781
96
Cobin, A
Short and plain principles of linear perspective, adapted to naval architecture
1794
97
Ferguson, James, 1710–1776
The art of drawing in perspective made easy
1778
98
The art of painting in miniature ..
1752
99
The young artist's complete magazine, for the instruction of the young of both sexes, or, A complete body of the polite and useful arts
[1785?]
100
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
[Drawing book of trees]
1821.]
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