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
2
Joseph Goupy, 1689–1769, British
Death of Ananias
1740
3
Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1759–1817, British
St. James' Park, Summer
1796
4
George Richardson, ca.1738–ca.1813, British
Design for a Chimney Piece
1773
5
Johann Heinrich Ramberg, 1763–1840, German, active in Britain (1781–88)
The St. Aubyn Family
1787
6
John Yenn, 1750–1821, British
Design for Wall Decoration
ca. 1800
7
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770, Italian
Sphyrna zygaena (Hammer-headed Shark)
1765-1773
8
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770, Italian
Aspis cornutus (Horned Viper or Cerastes)
1765-1773
9
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770, Italian
Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower): finished drawing of flowering plant
1765-1773
10
Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740, British
The Memorial of Lord Darnley
1728
11
John Yenn, 1750–1821, British
Design for Wall Decoration
ca. 1800
12
George Romney, 1734–1802, British
Italian Sketchbook
1773
13
Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740, British
Classical Landscape
1717
14
Hipwell, John
The elements of navigation
1759
15
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
Rules for drawing caricaturas
1788
16
Gwynn, John, 1713-1786
An essay on design
1749
17
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793
Bowles's polite recreation in drawing
[1779]
18
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
19
Russell, John, 1745-1806
Elements of painting with crayons
MDCCLXXII [1772]
20
A new drawing book of heads, from Castiglione
[176-?]
21
Goeree, Willem, 1635-1711
An introduction to the general art of drawing,
1674
22
Ditton, Humphry, 1675-1715
A treatise of perspective, demonstrative and practical
1712
23
[Flower groups]
[1798]
24
Parkinson, Thomas, active 1769-1789
Flower painting made easy
[1760?]
25
Gilpin, William, 1724-1804
Observations on the river Wye,
1792
26
Orme's Pocket sketch book
[1799]
27
Malton, Thomas, 1726-1801
A compleat treatise on perspective, in theory and practice;
1776
28
Introduction to drawing ships
[1788]
29
Austin, William, 1721-1820
A specimen of sketching landscapes, in a free and masterly manner, with a pen or pencil
1781
30
Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690
Bowles's Passions of the soul
[1800?]
31
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
An introduction to the art of drawing,
[17--]
32
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]
33
The principles of drawing, design, and engraving;
1800
34
A curious collection of beasts, horses, and birds
[ca. 1750]
35
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602-1670
The practice of perspective
1743
36
The excellency of the pen and pencil,
1688
37
Langton, John, active 1700-1727
A new copy-book of the small Italian hand
[1727?]
38
The artist's vade mecum
1766
39
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834
Lessons for beginners in the fine art
[1796]
40
The florist
[ca. 1760]
41
Lens, Bernard, 1682-1740
For the curious young gentlemen and ladies that study and practice the commendable art of drawing, colouring, etc.
1751
42
Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?
The museum of arts
1745?]
43
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745
An essay on the theory of painting
1715
44
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
The analysis of beauty
1753
45
Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
[1698]
46
Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809
A collection of landskips, and figures, &c.
January 12, 1773
47
Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801
Essays on physiognomy
MDCCLXXXIX-MDCCXCVIII [1789-1798, i.e. 1799]
48
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793
All draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
[177-?]
49
Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690
A method to learn to design the passions
1734
50
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602-1670
Perspective practical
1698
51
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833
Remarks on rural scenery
1797
52
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810
The triumph of painting
[1794]
53
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
54
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
55
Craig, W. M. (William Marshall), approximately 1765-approximately 1834
An essay on the study of nature in drawing landscape