Exhibition HistoryThe Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
A specimen of sketching landscapes, in a free and masterly manner, with a pen or pencil
1781
3
Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?
The museum of arts
1745?]
4
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
An introduction to the art of drawing,
[17--]
5
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
The draughtsman's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
[ca. 1801]
6
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
All draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
[177-?]
7
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
Bowles's polite recreation in drawing
[1779]
8
Camper, Petrus, 1722–1789
The works of the late Professor Camper
1794
9
Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764–1829
An essay on the study of nature in drawing landscape
1793
10
Ditton, Humphry, 1675–1715
A treatise of perspective, demonstrative and practical
1712
11
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
Perspective practical
1698
12
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
The practice of perspective
1743
13
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Observations on the river Wye,
1792
14
Goeree, Willem, 1635–1711
An introduction to the general art of drawing,
1674
15
Grignion, Charles, 1721–1810
The triumph of painting
[1794]
16
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
Rules for drawing caricaturas
1788
17
Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
An essay on design
1749
18
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The analysis of beauty
1753
19
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
20
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy,
1754
21
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]
22
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
The city and country builder's, and workman's treasury of designs, or, The art of drawing, and working the ornamental parts of architecture
1740
23
Langton, John, active 1700–1727
A new copy-book of the small Italian hand
[1727?]
24
Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741–1801
Essays on physiognomy
MDCCLXXXIX-MDCCXCVIII [1789-1798, i.e. 1799]
25
Le Brun, Charles, Sir, 1619–1690
A method to learn to design the passions
1734
26
Le Brun, Charles, Sir, 1619–1690
Bowles's Passions of the soul
[1800?]
27
Lens, Bernard, 1682–1740
For the curious young gentlemen and ladies that study and practice the commendable art of drawing, colouring, etc.
1751
28
Malton, James, d. 1803
The young painter's maulstick
1800
29
Malton, Thomas, 1726–1801
A compleat treatise on perspective, in theory and practice;
1776
30
Parkinson, Thomas, active 1769–1789
Flower painting made easy
[1760?]
31
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
The art of dravving vvith the pen,
1607
32
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665–1745
An essay on the theory of painting
1715
33
Ripa, Cesare, 1560–1645
Iconologia, or, Moral emblems
MDCCIX [1709]
34
Russell, John, 1745–1806
Elements of painting with crayons
MDCCLXXII [1772]
35
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
A collection of landskips, and figures, &c.
January 12, 1773
36
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
Remarks on rural scenery
1797
37
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
The anatomy of the horse
1766
38
Chinese landskips
[ca. 1752?]
39
The compleat drawing-master;
1766
40
Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
[1698]
41
Introduction to drawing ships
[1788]
42
The excellency of the pen and pencil,
1688
43
Orme's Pocket sketch book
[1799]
44
[Flower groups]
[1798]
45
A new drawing book of heads, from Castiglione
[176-?]
46
The student's treasure
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
47
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
48
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 =