Creator:

Wells, John, 1757 or 1758-1843

Title:
An epitome of perspective / by John Wells, drawing master to the school of Christ's Hopsital.
Published / Created:

[London : R. Ackermann, 1817]

Physical Description:
[2], 10 leaves : ill. ; 37 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
NC750 W45 1817+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:

Title page vignette signed: Drawn by J. Wells. Engraved by J. Simpkins.

Imprint information from BM.

British Museum. General catalogue of printed books to 1955 (compact edition), v. 26, 189

BAC: British Art Center copy has full page ex-libris bound in with preliminaries: Ex-libris Arnaud de Vitry, cet ouvrage fait partie d'une collection de traités sur les méthodes graphiques de construction de l'espace ... Bound in half calf and marbled boards, with publisher's printed title label on upper board.

Subject Terms:
Perspective. | Drawing -- Technique. | Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Ackermann, R. -- Publisher. | Vitry, Arnaud de -- Provenance. | Engraving -- Specimens -- [1817]
Form/Genre:
Drawing books.
Contributors:
Wells, John, 1757 or 1758–1843 | Simpkins, J. | Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834