Period: 18th century / Form genre ss: Drawing books. / Associated Places: Great Britain / Subject Terms: Watercolor painting -- Technique. - YCBA Collections Search Search Results

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Period 18th century

Form genre ss Drawing books.

Associated Places Great Britain

Subject Terms Watercolor painting -- Technique.

1. Lessons on drawing, watercolors, and miniatures.

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Creator:: Robertson, Archibald, 1765–1835
Date:: 1797-1803
Physical Description:: 2 v. ; 42 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The florist : containing sixty plates of the most beautiful flowers regularly dispos'd in their succession of blowing : to which is added an accurate description of their colours, with instructions for drawing & painting them according to nature : being a new work intended for the use & amusement of gentlemen and ladies delighting in that art.

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Date:: [between 1770 and 1784?]
Physical Description:: 16 pages, [1], 60 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The florist, or, An extensive and curious collection of flowers, for the imitation of young ladies, either in drawing, or in needle-work / by A. Heckle.

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Creator:: Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690–1770
Date:: [1759]
Physical Description:: [1], 5 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 x 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Short and direct method of painting in water-colours / written by the late ingenious Mr. Smith.

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Creator:: Smith, John, fl. 1673–1680
Date:: 1730
Physical Description:: 22 p. ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The florist : containing sixty plates of the most beautiful flowers regularly dispos'd in their succession of blowing to which is added an accurate description of their colours, with instructions for drawing & painting them according to nature: being a new work intended for the use & amusement of gentlemen and ladies delighting in that art.

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Date:: [ca. 1760]
Physical Description:: 16 pages, [1], 60 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts