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1. The principles of drawing ornaments made easy : by proper examples of leaves for mouldings, capitals, scrolls, husks, foliage, etc. : engraved in imitation of drawings on sixteen plates : with instructions for learning without a master : particularly useful to carvers, cabinet-makers, stucco-workers, painters, smiths, and every one concerned in ornamental decorations / by an artist.

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Creator:
Artist, pseud., fl. 1780
Date:
1780
Physical Description:
[4] p., [16] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 24 x 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Introduction to drawing ships.

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Date:
[1788]
Physical Description:
8 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 24 x 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Lessons for beginners in the fine art / by R. Ackermann.

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Creator:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Date:
[1796]
Physical Description:
[10] p., [19] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 x 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. [Flower groups].

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Date:
[1798]
Physical Description:
[8] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 26 x 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Orme's Pocket sketch book : containing studies from nature : to consist of landscape, figures, animals, &c. &c. : to be continued in numbers : price 2s. 6d. each in black and 5s. in colours : 12 numbers will form one pocket volume.

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Date:
[1799]
Physical Description:
v. : all ill. ; 19 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Introductory lessons with familiar examples in landscape : for the use of those who are desirous of gaining some knowledge of the pleasing art of painting in water colours : to which are added some clear and simple rules, exemplified by suitable sketches and more finished painting : as this work is chiefly intended for the mere beginner, the rules are both familiar and progressive : to which are added, instructions for executing transparencies, in a style both novel and easy / by James Roberts.

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Creator:
Roberts, James, 1753–approximately 1809
Date:
1800
Physical Description:
[4], 36 p., 8 leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. [Progressive lessons for drawing landscapes]

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Creator:
John Bluck, active 1791–1819
Date:
[1800]
Physical Description:
[4], 8 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 x 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Book of landscapes after Payne.

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Creator:
Payne, William, active 1776–1809
Date:
[1800]
Physical Description:
[6] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 27 x 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. William Orme's Rudiments of landscape drawing, and perspective / dedicated to the Society for the Encouragement of Arts &c. &c.

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Creator:
Orme, William, active 1797–1819
Date:
[1802]
Physical Description:
[2], [19], [2], 3 leaves : chiefly ill. ; 33 x 48 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Four aquatinta sketches / by William Fellows.

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Creator:
Fellows, William
Date:
1804
Physical Description:
[4] leaves : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. The complete aquatinter : being the whole process of etching and engraving in aquatinta : the method of using the aquafortis, with all the necessary tools : to which are added upwards of sixty of the best receipts for grounds, varnishes, &c. : collected from near a hundred that are most in use : the difficulties which may possibly occur, are point out, and the method of obviating them : the whole rendered clear and practical.

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Creator:
Green, J. H. (John Hippisley)
Date:
1804
Physical Description:
viii, 25, [3] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. A new drawing book of views.

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Date:
[ca. 1804]
Physical Description:
[4] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. Trees : studies from nature / by T. Burrows.

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Creator:
Burrows, T
Date:
1804
Physical Description:
4 leaves : all ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. A practical essay on the art of colouring and painting landscapes in water colours : accompanied with ten engravings / by John Heaviside Clark.

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Creator:
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770–1863
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
25 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. A select collection of landscapes for practice in drawing : with an outline to each / by the late Mr. James Malton.

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Creator:
Malton, James, d. 1803
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
[29] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. Hassell's drawing magazine ...

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Creator:
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
Date:
1808-1811
Physical Description:
4 v. plates 13 x 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. Studies of landscapes : by T. Gainsborough, J. Hoppner, R. A., T. Girtin, Wm. Owen R.A., A. Callcot, A.S. Owen, J. Varley, J.S. Hayward, and L. Francia / imitated from the originals by L. Francia.

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Creator:
Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
Date:
1810
Physical Description:
[34] leaves plates : all ill. ; 27 x 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. Practical illustration of Gilpin's day : representing the various effects on landscape scenery from morning till night, in thirty designs from nature / by the Rev. Wm. Gilpin ... ; with instructions in, and explanation of, the improved method of colouring, and painting in water colours, by John Heaviside Clark ...

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Creator:
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Date:
1811
Physical Description:
[6], vi, [31] p., 30 leaves of plates : ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours.

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Creator:
Cox, David, 1783–1859
Date:
1811
Physical Description:
30 p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. A practical essay on flower painting in water colours / by Edward Pretty.

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Creator:
Pretty, Edward, 1792–1865
Date:
1812
Physical Description:
28 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 x 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. The elements of drawing, for the use of students : illustrated by fifty-one engravings, plain and coloured, containing several hundred examples from the works of the greatest masters / by George Hamilton, drawing-master.

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Creator:
Hamilton, George, writer on art
Date:
1812
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. A series of progressive lessons intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours.

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Creator:
Cox, David, 1783–1859
Date:
1812
Physical Description:
30 p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. Rudiments of landscape drawing : in a series of easy examples / by W.H. Pyne.

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Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1812
Physical Description:
[2], 22 p., 13, [1] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. Ackermann's new drawing book of light and shadow in imitation of indian ink.

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Creator:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Date:
1812
Physical Description:
[2], ii, [12], 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. Rudiments of landscape in progressive studies / drawn and etched in imitation of chalk by Samuel Prout.

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Creator:
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Date:
1813
Physical Description:
iv, 26 p., 64 leaves of plates : ill. ; 33 x 48 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of flower painting in water colours.

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Creator:
Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
Date:
1815
Physical Description:
32 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. The amateur's portfolio, or, The new drawing magazine : being a selection of lessons calculated to make the art of drawing easy, and founded upon the principles of geometry and practical perspective / by James Merigot.

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Creator:
Merigot, James
Date:
1815-1816
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. Artistic and picturesque groups for the embellishment of landscape : in a series of about one thousand subjects : comprising the most interesting accessories to rural and domestic scenery; shipping and craft; rural sports, pastimes and occupations; naval, military and civil employments; implements of trade, commerce and agriculture; etc. : the whole forming an excyclopaedia of illustration of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c., of Great Britain / accurately drawn from nature, and etched by W.H. Pyne ; and aquatinted by J. Hill.

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Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[83] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. Rudiments of drawing, shadowing, and colouring flowers in water colours : contained in thirty-six instructive lessons, illustrated by twenty-nine plates from the outline of a single leaf progressively to the completion of a fine group : intended for beginners and students of this delightful art : with a description of colours used & the method of mixing them.

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Date:
1818 [i.e. 1817]
Physical Description:
[4], 36 p., [1], 29 leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 x 42 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. Precepts of landscape drawing, exemplified in fifteen views : with instructions to young artists / by John Varley.

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Creator:
Varley, John, 1778–1842
Date:
1818]
Physical Description:
[2] double plates : ill. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. Studies of flowers from nature ... : a selection of subjects from the choicest exotics, painted after nature, with a correct outline of each and instructions for producing a facsimile of the finished drawing / by Miss Smith.

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Creator:
Smith, Penelope
Date:
[ca. 1818]
Physical Description:
3 p., [20] leaves, [41] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. Easy lessons in landscape drawing : contained in forty plates, arranged progressively, from the first principles in the chalk manner to the finished landscape colours / by Samuel Prout.

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Creator:
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Date:
[1819]
Physical Description:
40 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 23 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. A selection from the drawings and studies in land and seascape of British artists : imitated from the originals / by Louis Francia, and others.

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Creator:
Francia, François-Thomas-Louis, 1772–1839
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
[2] p., [59] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. The practice of drawing and painting landscape from nature, in water colours : exemplified in a series of instructions calculated to facilitate the progress of the learner, including the elements of perspective, their application in sketching from nature and the explanation of various processes of colouring, for producing from the outline a finished picture, with observations on the study of nature and various other matters relative to the arts / by Francis Nicholson.

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Creator:
Nicholson, Francis, 1753–1844
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
iv, 91 p., [5] leaves of plates ([2] folded) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. A series of progressive lessons : intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours : with introductory illustrations on perspective.

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Creator:
Cox, David, 1783–1859
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
30 p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. A series of easy lessons in landscape drawing : contained in forty plates, arranged progressively from the first principles in the chalk manner to the finished landscape colours / by Samuel Prout.

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Creator:
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
4 p., 40 leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. Scenery of the river Dart : being a series of thirty-five views representing the most interesting features in its course, from its source in the wildest & most uncultivated parts of Dartmoor, to its mouth in the English Channel : executed to form as nearly as possible facsimilies of the drawings, and therefore calculated not only to interest the admirers of nature, and those unacquainted with the country, but also to form a set of studies for the learners of landscape drawing / drawn and engraved by F.C. Lewis, engraver to H.R.H. Prince Leopold and H.R.H. the late Princess Charlotte.

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Creator:
Lewis, Frederick Christian, 1779–1856
Date:
[1821]
Physical Description:
[5] leaves, 35 leaves of plates : ill. ; 40 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. A practical illustration of Gilpin's day : representing the various effects on landscape scenery from morning till night, in thirty designs from nature / by the late Rev. Wm. Gilpin ... ; with instructions in, and explanation of, the improved method of colouring, and painting in water colours by John Heaviside Clark.

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Creator:
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
[4], vi, [34] p., [30] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. A practical essay on the art of colouring, and painting landscapes in water colours, with ten illustrative engravings / by John Heaviside Clark.

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Creator:
Clark, John Heaviside, ca. 1770–1863
Date:
1825
Physical Description:
[4], 28 p., X leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. A series of practical instructions in landscape painting in water colours : containing directions for sketching from nature, and the application of perspective, progressive lessons in drawing from the tinted sketch to the finished subject, and examples of the introduction of figures, architectural subjects, particular effects, &c. as connected with landscape scenery / by John Clark ; illustrated by fifty-five views from nature, descriptive objects, &c. mounted in imitation of drawings.

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Creator:
Clark, John Heaviside, ca. 1770–1863
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
4 pt. : col. ill. ; 41 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. Principles of effect and colour as applicable to landscape painting : illustrated by examples for the amateur and professional student in art / by G.F. Phillips.

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Creator:
Phillips, G. F. (Giles Firman), 1780–1867
Date:
1833
Physical Description:
28 p., [1], 7 leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 x 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. Subjects after nature / by Newton Fielding ; in three parts, four plates each.

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Creator:
Fielding, Newton Limbird Smith, 1799–1856
Date:
[1836]
Physical Description:
3 pt. : chiefly ill. ; 28 x 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. Copies after nature / by Newton Fielding ; ... 12 plates.

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Creator:
Fielding, Newton Limbird Smith, 1799–1856
Date:
[1836]
Physical Description:
[12] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 25 x 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. Principles of effect and colour : as applicable to landscape painting : illustrated by examples for the amateur and professional student in art / by G.F. Phillips, member of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours.

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Creator:
Phillips, G. F. (Giles Firman), 1780–1867
Date:
[ca. 1840]
Physical Description:
30, [2] p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 x 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. The principles and practice of art / by J.D. Harding ; with illustrations drawn and engraved by the author.

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Creator:
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
Date:
1845
Physical Description:
[2], vii, [1], 156 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts