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1. [Drawing book of trees]

Creator:: Laporte, John, 1761–1839
Date:: 1821.]
Physical Description:: [32] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. [Drawing book of wild boars].

Date:: [ca. 1770?]
Physical Description:: [6] leaves : all ill. ; 14 x 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. [Drawing book].

Creator:: Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
Date:: 1822
Physical Description:: 28 leaves : all ill. ; 18 x 27 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. [Flower groups].

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

5. [Landscape views].

Date:: 1794
Physical Description:: 6 prints : etching ; 17 x 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. [Progressive lessons for drawing landscapes]

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

7. [Selections from a new book of landskips].

Date:: [1776]
Physical Description:: [16] leaves, [9] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints : and the art of painting with the names and mixtures of colours used by the picture-drawers, or, The young-man's time well spent ...

Date:: 1660
Physical Description:: [5], 20 [i.e. 39] p. : ill., port. ; 29 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints, or, The young-man's time well spent ...

Date:: 1647
Physical Description:: [3], 18 [i.e. 33] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. A book of landskips & buildings pleasant & useful for youth to draw after.

Creator:: Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637–1714
Date:: [between 1726 and 1736]
Physical Description:: [6] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature / by James Sowerby ... ; originally designed for the use of his pupils ...

A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature / by James Sowerby ... ; originally designed for the use of his pupils ...

Creator:: Sowerby, James, 1757–1822
Date:: [1807?]
Physical Description:: 11 leaves, 10 leaves of plates : col. ill. 19 x 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. A catechism of drawing : in which the rules for attaining a knowledge of that accomplished art are given in language adapted to the comprehension of the youthful student / by G. Roberts, Master of Rodden Classical and Commercial Seminary, near Frome.

Creator:: Roberts, George, Master of Rodden Seminary
Date:: [1810?]
Physical Description:: 67, [1] p. ; 14 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. A collection of figures and conversations, cattle, birds, beasts and landskips : neatly engraved on seventy-two copper plates : from Varnet, Boucher, Bergham, Barlow, &c.

Date:: 1771
Physical Description:: [1], 66, 6 leaves : all ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. A collection of landskips, and figures, &c. : on twenty-nine copper-plates / designed, etched, and engraved by Paul Sandby, and M. Chatlain.

Creator:: Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
Date:: January 12, 1773
Physical Description:: [1] leaf, [29] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. A complete round of cyphers for the use of engravers, painters, sculptors, jewellers, hair workers, enamellers, pattern-drawers, &c. : consisting of six hundred examples for the forming of cyphers of every denomination. / designed and engraved by Garnet Terry.

Creator:: Terry, Garnet
Date:: [1795]
Physical Description:: 26, [1] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. A course of water-colour painting : with twenty-four coloured plates / from designs by R.P. Leitch.

Creator:: Leitch, R. P. (Richard Pettigrew)
Date:: [1880?]
Physical Description:: 36 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 x 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. A curious collection of beasts, horses, and birds : copied from the best masters : very useful to draw after : in four parts.

Date:: [ca. 1750]
Physical Description:: 25 leaves : all ill. ; 22 x 34 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. A drawing book of figures and animals from Berghem.

Creator:: Berchem, Nicolaas Pietersz, 1620–1683
Date:: [ca. 1790]
Physical Description:: [7] leaves : ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. A drawing book of landscapes / by Benj. Green ; drawing master of Christ's Hospital.

Creator:: Green, Benjamin, 1739–1798
Date:: 1786
Physical Description:: [8] leaves of plates. : chiefly ill. ; 26 cm. x 35 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. A drawing book of landscapes / by Benj. N. Green ; drawing master of Christ's Hospital.

Creator:: Green, Benjamin, 1739–1798
Date:: [1786]
Physical Description:: [8] leaves of plates. : chiefly ill. ; 26 cm. x 35 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. A drawing book of landscapes.

Date:: 1810
Physical Description:: 2 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. A familiar treatise on drawing, for youth : being an elementary introduction to the fine arts ... / by Charles Taylor ; illustrated by thirty three engravings.

Creator:: Taylor, C. (Charles), 1756–1823
Date:: 1815
Physical Description:: 16 p., [33] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. A familiar treatise on drawing, for youth : being an elementary introduction to the fine arts ... / by Charles Taylor ; illustrated by thirty three engravings.

Creator:: Taylor, C. (Charles), 1756–1823
Date:: 1820
Physical Description:: 16 p., [33] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. A guide to landscape figure drawing / by N. E. Green ; woodcuts by James D. Cooper, from drawing by the author.

Creator:: Green, N. E. (Nathaniel Everett), 1823–1899
Date:: [1891]
Physical Description:: 56 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. A guide to sketching from nature in water colours / by Leonidas Clint Miles ; with numerous illustrations, drawn on stone and wood by the author.

Creator:: Miles, Leonidas Clint
Date:: 1868
Physical Description:: 85, 48 p., 8 leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure : adapted to the arts of designing, painting, and sculpture : illustrated with copper-plates : designed principally for the information of such ladies as practise the above arts : and absolutely necessary to all students, who wish to acquire correctness in the outline of the human figure / by W.F. Wells.

A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure : adapted to the arts of designing, painting, and sculpture : illustrated with copper-plates : designed principally for the information of such ladies as practise the above arts : and absolutely necessary to all students, who wish to acquire correctness in the outline of the human figure / by W.F. Wells.

Creator:: Wells, William Frederick, 1762–1836
Date:: 1796
Physical Description:: [4], 19, [1] page, [6] leaves of plates : illlustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. A new book of foliage : for the instruction of young artists / by M. Lock.

Creator:: Lock, Matthias, approximately 1710–1765
Date:: 1769
Physical Description:: 8 leaves of plates : all ill. ; 16 x 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. A new drawing book engrav'd from the curious designs of that great master M. Poilly : very proper for all to draw after who are willing to excel in the noble arts of painting, engraving, &c.

Date:: [approximately 1730]
Physical Description:: 11 leaves : illustrations ; 20 x 25 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. A new drawing book of heads, from Castiglione : very useful for youth to draw after.

Date:: [176-?]
Physical Description:: 6 leaves : all ill. ; 17 x 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. A new drawing book of modes / by B. Picart.

Creator:: Picart, Bernard, 1673–1733
Date:: [1733?]
Physical Description:: 13 leaves : all ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. A new drawing book of views.

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

32. A new drawing book, in the manner of chalk : containing twelve views in the west of England as follows : Glastonbury, Tavistock, ditto, Lynmouth, Exmouth, East-Bourne, Ide, ditto, Chagford, Exeter, Pennycross, Dartmoor / drawn and engraved by Samuel Prout.

Creator:: Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Date:: 1819
Physical Description:: [12] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 26 x 38 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. A New drawing book.

Date:: 1796
Physical Description:: [4] leaves : all ill. ; 12 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. A new drawing book.

Date:: [175-?]
Physical Description:: [6] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. 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 = Nouveau livres pour apprendre les premiers principes du dessein : tres-utile à ceux qui souhaitent d'exceller dans ce bel art.

Date:: 1722
Physical Description:: [9] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 20 cm. x 29 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. A new pocket sketch book : containing an easy method of drawing landscape, figures, cattle, &c. from nature : the general principles of perspective, accompanied with nine explanatory etchings : the theory and use of colours, in water and oil : with many necessary and practical rules for tinting, varnishing, &c. / by T.R. Guest.

A new pocket sketch book : containing an easy method of drawing landscape, figures, cattle, &c. from nature : the general principles of perspective, accompanied with nine explanatory etchings : the theory and use of colours, in water and oil : with many necessary and practical rules for tinting, varnishing, &c. / by T.R. Guest.

Creator:: Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
Date:: 1807
Physical Description:: viii, 38, [2] p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

43. 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.

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

44. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

49. A specimen of sketching landscapes, in a free and masterly manner, with a pen or pencil : exemplified in thirty-eight etchings, from the original drawings of Lucatelli, after nature, in and about Rome.

Creator:: Austin, William, 1721–1820
Date:: 1781
Physical Description:: 6, [2] p., [30] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm. x 31 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. A treatise on painting / by Leonardo da Vinci ; faithfully translated from the original Italian, and now first digested under proper heads, by John Francis Rigaud, Esq. ; Academician of The Royal Academy of Painting at London, and also of The Academia Clementina at Bologna, and The Royal Academy at Stockholm ; illustrated with twenty-three copper-plates, and other figures ; to which is prefixed a new life of the author, drawn up from authentic materials till now inaccessible, by John Sidney Hawkins, Esq. F.A.S.

Creator:: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452–1519
Date:: 1802
Physical Description:: [2], xcv, [1], 236 p., 22 leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., diagrs., port. ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971

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1. [Drawing book of trees]

2. [Drawing book of wild boars].

3. [Drawing book].

4. [Flower groups].

5. [Landscape views].

6. [Progressive lessons for drawing landscapes]

7. [Selections from a new book of landskips].

8. A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints : and the art of painting with the names and mixtures of colours used by the picture-drawers, or, The young-man's time well spent ...

9. A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints, or, The young-man's time well spent ...

10. A book of landskips & buildings pleasant & useful for youth to draw after.

11. A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature / by James Sowerby ... ; originally designed for the use of his pupils ...

12. A catechism of drawing : in which the rules for attaining a knowledge of that accomplished art are given in language adapted to the comprehension of the youthful student / by G. Roberts, Master of Rodden Classical and Commercial Seminary, near Frome.

13. A collection of figures and conversations, cattle, birds, beasts and landskips : neatly engraved on seventy-two copper plates : from Varnet, Boucher, Bergham, Barlow, &c.

14. A collection of landskips, and figures, &c. : on twenty-nine copper-plates / designed, etched, and engraved by Paul Sandby, and M. Chatlain.

15. A complete round of cyphers for the use of engravers, painters, sculptors, jewellers, hair workers, enamellers, pattern-drawers, &c. : consisting of six hundred examples for the forming of cyphers of every denomination. / designed and engraved by Garnet Terry.

16. A course of water-colour painting : with twenty-four coloured plates / from designs by R.P. Leitch.

17. A curious collection of beasts, horses, and birds : copied from the best masters : very useful to draw after : in four parts.

18. A drawing book of figures and animals from Berghem.

19. A drawing book of landscapes / by Benj. Green ; drawing master of Christ's Hospital.

20. A drawing book of landscapes / by Benj. N. Green ; drawing master of Christ's Hospital.

21. A drawing book of landscapes.

22. A familiar treatise on drawing, for youth : being an elementary introduction to the fine arts ... / by Charles Taylor ; illustrated by thirty three engravings.

23. A familiar treatise on drawing, for youth : being an elementary introduction to the fine arts ... / by Charles Taylor ; illustrated by thirty three engravings.

24. A guide to landscape figure drawing / by N. E. Green ; woodcuts by James D. Cooper, from drawing by the author.

25. A guide to sketching from nature in water colours / by Leonidas Clint Miles ; with numerous illustrations, drawn on stone and wood by the author.

27. A new book of foliage : for the instruction of young artists / by M. Lock.

28. A new drawing book engrav'd from the curious designs of that great master M. Poilly : very proper for all to draw after who are willing to excel in the noble arts of painting, engraving, &c.

29. A new drawing book of heads, from Castiglione : very useful for youth to draw after.

30. A new drawing book of modes / by B. Picart.

31. A new drawing book of views.

32. A new drawing book, in the manner of chalk : containing twelve views in the west of England as follows : Glastonbury, Tavistock, ditto, Lynmouth, Exmouth, East-Bourne, Ide, ditto, Chagford, Exeter, Pennycross, Dartmoor / drawn and engraved by Samuel Prout.

33. A New drawing book.

34. A new drawing book.

35. 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 = Nouveau livres pour apprendre les premiers principes du dessein : tres-utile à ceux qui souhaitent d'exceller dans ce bel art.

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

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

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

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

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

43. 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.

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

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

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

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

49. A specimen of sketching landscapes, in a free and masterly manner, with a pen or pencil : exemplified in thirty-eight etchings, from the original drawings of Lucatelli, after nature, in and about Rome.