Exhibition HistoryThe Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
[1698]
7
Le Brun, Charles, Sir, 1619–1690
A method to learn to design the passions
1734
8
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
Rules for drawing caricaturas
1788
9
Parkinson, Thomas, active 1769–1789
Flower painting made easy
[1760?]
10
The excellency of the pen and pencil,
1688
11
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
The practice of perspective
1743
12
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
Remarks on rural scenery
1797
13
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Observations on the river Wye,
1792
14
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
Perspective practical
1698
15
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
All draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
[177-?]
16
Introduction to drawing ships
[1788]
17
Le Brun, Charles, Sir, 1619–1690
Bowles's Passions of the soul
[1800?]
18
Austin, William, 1721–1820
A specimen of sketching landscapes, in a free and masterly manner, with a pen or pencil
1781
19
Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
An essay on design
1749
20
Orme's Pocket sketch book
[1799]
21
Russell, John, 1745–1806
Elements of painting with crayons
MDCCLXXII [1772]
22
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
23
Ditton, Humphry, 1675–1715
A treatise of perspective, demonstrative and practical
1712
24
[Flower groups]
[1798]
25
A new drawing book of heads, from Castiglione
[176-?]
26
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
27
Grignion, Charles, 1721–1810
The triumph of painting
[1794]
28
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Lessons for beginners in the fine art
[1796]
29
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665–1745
An essay on the theory of painting
1715
30
Malton, Thomas, 1726–1801
A compleat treatise on perspective, in theory and practice;
1776
31
The florist
[ca. 1760]
32
Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?
The museum of arts
1745?]
33
Lens, Bernard, 1682–1740
For the curious young gentlemen and ladies that study and practice the commendable art of drawing, colouring, etc.
1751
34
Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764–1829
An essay on the study of nature in drawing landscape
1793
35
The student's treasure
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
36
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
37
The principles of drawing, design, and engraving;
1800
38
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
An introduction to the art of drawing,
[17--]
39
A curious collection of beasts, horses, and birds
[ca. 1750]
40
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