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
5
Johann Heinrich Ramberg, 1763–1840, German, active in Britain (1781–88)
The St. Aubyn Family
1787
6
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770, Italian
Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower): finished drawing of flowering plant
1765-1773
7
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770, Italian
Aspis cornutus (Horned Viper or Cerastes)
1765-1773
8
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770, Italian
Sphyrna zygaena (Hammer-headed Shark)
1765-1773
9
Joseph Goupy, 1689–1769, British
Death of Ananias
1740
10
John Yenn, 1750–1821, British
Design for Wall Decoration
ca. 1800
11
Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740, British
The Memorial of Lord Darnley
1728
12
Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740, British
Classical Landscape
1717
13
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The analysis of beauty
1753
14
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
Rules for drawing caricaturas
1788
15
Goeree, Willem, 1635–1711
An introduction to the general art of drawing,
1674
16
Hipwell, John
The elements of navigation
1759
17
Introduction to drawing ships
[1788]
18
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
Bowles's polite recreation in drawing
[1779]
19
Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741–1801
Essays on physiognomy
MDCCLXXXIX-MDCCXCVIII [1789-1798, i.e. 1799]
20
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
A collection of landskips, and figures, &c.
January 12, 1773
21
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
The practice of perspective
1743
22
The excellency of the pen and pencil,
1688
23
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
Remarks on rural scenery
1797
24
Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
[1698]
25
Le Brun, Charles, 1619–1690
A method to learn to design the passions
1734
26
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
All draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
[177-?]
27
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
Perspective practical
1698
28
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Observations on the river Wye,
1792
29
Parkinson, Thomas, active 1769–1789
Flower painting made easy
[1760?]
30
Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
An essay on design
1749
31
Austin, William, 1721–1820
A specimen of sketching landscapes, in a free and masterly manner, with a pen or pencil
1781
32
Russell, John, 1745–1806
Elements of painting with crayons
MDCCLXXII [1772]
33
The florist
[ca. 1760]
34
Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?
The museum of arts
1745?]
35
Lens, Bernard, 1682–1740
For the curious young gentlemen and ladies that study and practice the commendable art of drawing, colouring, etc.
1751
36
A new drawing book of heads, from Castiglione
[176-?]
37
Malton, Thomas, 1726–1801
A compleat treatise on perspective, in theory and practice;
1776
38
Le Brun, Charles, 1619–1690
Bowles's Passions of the soul
[1800?]
39
Orme's Pocket sketch book
[1799]
40
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
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
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Lessons for beginners in the fine art
[1796]
44
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
45
The student's treasure
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
46
Craig, W. M. (William Marshall), approximately 1765–approximately 1834
An essay on the study of nature in drawing landscape
1793
47
Grignion, Charles, 1721–1810
The triumph of painting
[1794]
48
Malton, James, d. 1803
The young painter's maulstick
1800
49
Ditton, Humphry, 1675–1715
A treatise of perspective, demonstrative and practical
1712
50
[Flower groups]
[1798]
51
The principles of drawing, design, and engraving;
1800
52
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
An introduction to the art of drawing,
[17--]
53
A curious collection of beasts, horses, and birds
[ca. 1750]
54
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