Exhibition HistoryThe Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
All draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
[177-?]
8
Le Brun, Charles, Sir, 1619–1690
A method to learn to design the passions
1734
9
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
The practice of perspective
1743
10
The florist
[ca. 1760]
11
Goeree, Willem, 1635–1711
An introduction to the general art of drawing,
1674
12
Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741–1801
Essays on physiognomy
MDCCLXXXIX-MDCCXCVIII [1789-1798, i.e. 1799]
13
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
A collection of landskips, and figures, &c.
January 12, 1773
14
Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
[1698]
15
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
Perspective practical
1698
16
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
Bowles's polite recreation in drawing
[1779]
17
Parkinson, Thomas, active 1769–1789
Flower painting made easy
[1760?]
18
Austin, William, 1721–1820
A specimen of sketching landscapes, in a free and masterly manner, with a pen or pencil
1781
19
Orme's Pocket sketch book
[1799]
20
Ditton, Humphry, 1675–1715
A treatise of perspective, demonstrative and practical
1712
21
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
22
Malton, Thomas, 1726–1801
A compleat treatise on perspective, in theory and practice;
1776
23
[Flower groups]
[1798]
24
Grignion, Charles, 1721–1810
The triumph of painting
[1794]
25
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
26
Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
An essay on design
1749
27
Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?
The museum of arts
1745?]
28
Lens, Bernard, 1682–1740
For the curious young gentlemen and ladies that study and practice the commendable art of drawing, colouring, etc.
1751
29
A new drawing book of heads, from Castiglione
[176-?]
30
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Observations on the river Wye,
1792
31
Le Brun, Charles, Sir, 1619–1690
Bowles's Passions of the soul
[1800?]
32
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Lessons for beginners in the fine art
[1796]
33
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665–1745
An essay on the theory of painting
1715
34
Russell, John, 1745–1806
Elements of painting with crayons
MDCCLXXII [1772]
35
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
An introduction to the art of drawing,
[17--]
36
A curious collection of beasts, horses, and birds
[ca. 1750]
37
The principles of drawing, design, and engraving;
1800
38
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]
39
Langton, John, active 1700–1727
A new copy-book of the small Italian hand
[1727?]
40
The artist's vade mecum
1766
41
The student's treasure
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
42
Sir, there is a scheme set on foot for erecting a publick academy for the improvement of the arts of painting, sculpture and architecture ..
1753
43
Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764–1829
An essay on the study of nature in drawing landscape