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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Reference Library
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Laporte, John, 1761–1839
8
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
7
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
6
Wood, John George, 1768–1838
5
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
4
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
4
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
3
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727–1815
3
Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
3
Cox, David, 1783–1859
3
Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764–1829
3
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
3
Nicholson, Francis, 1753–1844
3
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
2
Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
2
Francia, François-Thomas-Louis, 1772–1839
2
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
2
Green, Benjamin, 1739–1798
2
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
2
Malton, James, d. 1803
2
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Unknown
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
252
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
1
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Under Certain Circumstances
226
Free to Use
26
Image Available
Unavailable
226
Available
26
Classification
Books
239
Archives & Manuscripts
4
Prints
3
Articles & Chapters
1
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
1
Creator Gender
unknown
252
Period
19th century
153
18th century
77
17th century
16
20th century
5
16th century
1
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drawing book
252
handbooks and manual
78
soft-ground etching
58
aquatint
39
engraving
35
etching
22
lithograph
13
stipple engraving
8
wood engraving
8
publisher's advertisement
7
publishers' advertisement
6
chromolithograph
4
extra-illustrated copies (provenance)
3
ink drawing
3
lithotint
3
armorial bookplates (provenance)
2
graphite drawing
2
photomechanical print
2
annotations (provenance)
1
artists' tool
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Drawing -- Technique.
177
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
156
Watercolor painting -- Technique.
52
Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
50
Drawing books -- Specimens.
35
Painting -- Technique.
29
Drawing -- Study and teaching.
26
Landscape drawing -- Technique.
26
Painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
24
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
19
Ackermann, R. -- Publisher.
14
Anatomy, Artistic.
12
Landscape painting -- Technique.
9
Perspective.
9
Laurie & Whittle -- Publisher.
8
Human figure in art.
7
Landscape drawing -- Study and teaching.
7
Landscape drawing.
7
Perspective -- Early works to 1800.
7
Perspective -- Technique.
7
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19th century
33
18th century
6
17th century
1
20th century
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
50
England
10
London
6
Edinburgh
4
Italy
2
London (England)
2
Birmingham (England)
1
Brighton
1
Chron
1
Coventry (England)
1
Dart River Region (England)
1
Derbyshire (England)
1
Devon (England)
1
Dublin
1
Dublin (Ireland)
1
Edinburgh (Scotland)
1
Gloucester (England)
1
Gloucestershire (England)
1
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)
1
Ireland
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Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528
4
Raphael, 1483–1520
2
Ashfield, Edmund, active 1673–1700
1
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452–1519
1
Luttrell, Dorothy
1
Luttrell, Edward
1
Osborn, William
1
Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?
1
Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich, 1746–1827
1
Robertson, Andrew, 1777–1845
1
Robertson, Archibald, 1765–1835
1
Robertson, Emily
1
Exhibition History
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
28
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
2
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
2
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
1
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
1
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles J. Levy, transfer from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
1
Language
English
248
French
1
German
1
Italian
1
Russian
1
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Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
A new pocket sketch book
1807
2
Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637–1714
A book of landskips & buildings pleasant & useful for youth to draw after
[between 1726 and 1736]
3
The compleat drawing-master;
1766
4
Martin, John, 1789–1854
Characters of trees
1817
5
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
The draughtsman's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
[ca. 1801]
6
Six progressive lessons for flower painting
January 1, 1802
7
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]
8
Rodwell and Martin's Lithographic drawing book for students
[1821]
9
Sowerby, James, 1757–1822
A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature
[1807?]
10
Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Practical perspective, or, Perspective made easie
1670. (fol.)
11
The principles of drawing and painting
1811
12
Lucas, Fielding, Jr., 1781–1854
Lucas' progressive drawing book, in three parts
1827
13
Francia, François-Thomas-Louis, 1772–1839
Progressive lessons tending to elucidate the character of trees
1813
14
The artist's vade mecum
1786
15
A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints,
1647
16
Browne, Alexander, active 1660–1677
Ars pictoria, or, An academy treating of drawing, limning, painting, etching
1675
17
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
The art of dravving vvith the pen,
1607
18
Rodler, Hieronymus
Perspectiua
1546
19
Fairland, Thomas, 1804–1852
Juliens' New progressive drawing book of the human figure
[18--]
20
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
The draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
1786
21
The compleat drawing-book
MDCCLV [1755]
22
Mallam, May
Brush drawing as applied to natural forms and common objects
1905
23
Wells, William Frederick, 1762–1836
A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure
1796
24
The art of drawing without a master
[1768]
25
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
The beauties & defects in the figure of the horse
[1816]
26
Malton, James, d. 1803
The young painter's maulstick
1800
27
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
An illustrated lecture on sketching from nature in pencil and water colour
[between 1862 and 1868]
28
[Landscape views]
1794
29
Stanley, Montague, 1809–1844
M. Stanley's drawing book
[1841?]
30
Wood, John George, 1768–1838
Sketching landscape scenery, part 2nd
not before 1825
31
[Drawing book of wild boars]
[ca. 1770?]
32
Murray, Henry, F.S.A.
The art of painting and drawing in coloured crayons
[between 1906 and 1916]
33
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
The youth's new London self-instructing drawing book
1836
34
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Progressive fragments
1817
35
Welles, E. F., active 1826–1856
Heads of cattle
[18--?]
36
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452–1519
A treatise on painting
1802
37
The principles of drawing, design, and engraving;
1800
38
Cox, David, 1783–1859
A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours
1811
39
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
An introduction to the art of drawing,
[17--]
40
Westgarth, John
Dedicated to the connoisseurs
[1796?]
41
Malton, James, d. 1803
A select collection of landscapes for practice in drawing
1808
42
Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764–1829
An essay on the study of nature in drawing landscape
1793
43
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Lessons for beginners in the fine art
[1796]
44
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
Of the characters of trees
1795-1798
45
Green, William, A.B
Seventy eight studies from nature
1809
46
The florist
[between 1770 and 1784?]
47
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Rudiments of landscape drawing
1812
48
Murray, Henry, F.S.A
Art of painting and drawing in coloured crayons
[187-?]
49
The student's treasure
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
50
Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690–1770
The florist, or, An extensive and curious collection of flowers, for the imitation of young ladies, either in drawing, or in needle-work
[1759]
51
Marshall, John, 1818–1891
Anatomy for artists
1878
52
The compleat drawing-master
1763
53
Burrows, T
Trees
1804
54
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Bits for beginners
1817
55
Sanderson, William, Sir, 1586?-1676
Graphice
1658
56
Green, Benjamin, 1739–1798
A drawing book of landscapes
[1786]
57
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
Laporte's Sketch book
[1802]
58
The art of drawing in perspective
1798
59
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Artistic and picturesque groups for the embellishment of landscape
1817
60
Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764–1829
Characteristics of the great schools of painting
1812 [i.e. 1813]
61
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Rowlandson's world in miniature
1816
62
Ralph, Benjamin, active 1763–1770
The school of Raphael, or, The student's guide to expression in historical painting
MDCCLIX [1759]
63
Walton, John
Walton's drawing book in the tinted style
18--]
64
Lens, Bernard, 1682–1740
For the curious young gentlemen and ladies that study and practice the commendable art of drawing, colouring, etc.
1751
65
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
A series of easy lessons in landscape drawing
1820
66
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Easy lessons in landscape drawing
[1819]
67
Merigot, James
The amateur's portfolio, or, The new drawing magazine
1815-1816
68
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
[Drawing book]
1822
69
A new drawing book of views
[ca. 1804]
70
Nicholson, Francis, 1753–1844
Six lithographic impressions of sketches from nature
1821
71
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Book with groups of figures (by Pyne) for decorating landscapes
1798
72
[Flower groups]
[1798]
73
A new drawing book of heads, from Castiglione
[176-?]
74
Smith, W. Hawkes (William Hawkes)
Kenilworth Castle in the 16th, 18th, & 19th centuries
1821
75
Duncan, Edward, 1804–1882
Advanced studies in marine painting
[1889]
76
The artist's vade mecum
1766
77
A curious collection of beasts, horses, and birds
[ca. 1750]
78
Goeree, Willem, 1635–1711
An introduction to the general art of drawing,
1674
79
Taylor, C. (Charles), 1756–1823
A familiar treatise on drawing, for youth
1820
80
A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints
1660
81
Munn, Paul Sandby, 1773–1845
Progressive lessons
1810
82
Principles of perspective
1812
83
Nicholson, Francis, 1753–1844
Six lithographic impressions of sketches from nature
1820
84
Artist, pseud., fl. 1780
The principles of drawing ornaments made easy
1780
85
Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of flower painting in water colours
1815
86
Lock, Matthias, approximately 1710–1765
A new book of foliage
1769
87
Introduction to drawing ships
[1788]
88
The artist's vade-mecum
1776 [i.e. 177-?]
89
Hamilton, George, writer on art
The elements of drawing, for the use of students
1812
90
Bowles's new preceptor in drawing ..
[ca. 1799]
91
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727–1815
Elements for drawing
1792
92
Cox, David, 1783–1859
A series of progressive lessons intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours
1812
93
The Art of drawing and painting in water-colours
1731
94
Everard, Anne
Flowers from nature
1835
95
Howitt, Samuel, 1765?-1822
Howitt's drawing book of animals
[1820?]
96
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
97
Parkinson, Thomas, active 1769–1789
Flower painting made easy
[1760?]
98
Clark, John Heaviside, ca. 1770–1863
A series of practical instructions in landscape painting in water colours
1827
99
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770–1863
A practical essay on the art of colouring and painting landscapes in water colours
1807
100
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
The progress of a water-coloured drawing
[ca. 1811]
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