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Reference Library
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Laporte, John, 1761–1839
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Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
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Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
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Wood, John George, 1768–1838
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Alston, J. W. (J. William)
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Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
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Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
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Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
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Hayter, Charles, 1761–1835
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Cox, David, 1783–1859
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Dagley, Richard, d. 1841
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Daniell, William, 1769–1837
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Ferguson, James, 1710–1776
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Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
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Green, Benjamin, 1739–1798
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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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Free to Use
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Classification
Books
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Archives & Manuscripts
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Prints
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Articles & Chapters
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Period
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
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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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chromolithograph
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correspondence
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extra-illustrated copies (provenance)
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graphite drawing
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Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Drawing -- Technique.
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Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Watercolor painting -- Technique.
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Painting -- Technique.
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Painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Landscape drawing -- Technique.
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Ackermann, R. -- Publisher.
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Landscape painting -- Technique.
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Perspective.
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Perspective -- Early works to 1800.
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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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19th century
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18th century
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17th century
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Associated Places
Great Britain
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England
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London
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Brighton
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Coventry (England)
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Dublin (Ireland)
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Edinburgh
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Gloucester (England)
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London (England)
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Rome
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West Country (England)
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Worcestershire (England)
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Associated People
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528
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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)
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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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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
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Language
English
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French
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German
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Italian
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Russian
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Laporte, John, 1761–1839
[Drawing book of trees]
1821.]
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[Landscape views]
1794
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John Bluck, active 1791–1819
[Progressive lessons for drawing landscapes]
[1800]
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A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints
1660
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A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints,
1647
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Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637–1714
A book of landskips & buildings pleasant & useful for youth to draw after
[between 1726 and 1736]
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Sowerby, James, 1757–1822
A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature
[1807?]
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Dagley, Richard, d. 1841
A compendium of the theory and practice of drawing and painting
1819
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Dagley, Richard, d. 1841
A compendium of the theory and practice of drawing and painting
1818
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Berchem, Nicolaas Pietersz, 1620–1683
A drawing book of figures and animals from Berghem
[ca. 1790]
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Green, Benjamin, 1739–1798
A drawing book of landscapes
1786
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Green, Benjamin, 1739–1798
A drawing book of landscapes
[1786]
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Taylor, C. (Charles), 1756–1823
A familiar treatise on drawing, for youth
1820
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Taylor, C. (Charles), 1756–1823
A familiar treatise on drawing, for youth
1815
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Daniell, William, 1769–1837
A familiar treatise on perspective
1807
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