Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576-approximately 1643
Title:
The first booke of drawing & limning.
Alternate Title(s):
First booke of drawing and limning
Published / Created:
Great Britain, circa 1700?
Physical Description:
1 v. (5-129, [1] leaves) : ill. ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
The author and illustrator Henry Peacham wrote some of the earliest instructional works on graphic arts in English intended specifically for non-professionals, or gentlemen. The first of these publications was The art of drawing with the pen (London, 1606), a treatise on drawing and watercolors. In 1612, this work was expanded and retitled Graphice. The work was reissued the same year, with a new frontispiece, as The gentleman's exercise. Further expansions appeared in 1634 and 1661. Cf. Levy, F.J. "Henry Peacham and The Art of Drawing." Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. Vol. 37 (1974), pp. 174-190.
Subject Terms:
Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643? Art of drawing with the pen, and limming in water colours. | Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643? Graphice. | Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643? Gentleman's exercise. | Osborn, William. | Glass painting and staining -- Technique -- Early works to 1800. | Heraldry -- Early works to 1800. | Landscape drawing -- Technique -- Early works to 1800. | Paint mixing -- Early works to 1800. | Workshop recipes -- Early works to 1800. | Watercolor -- Technique -- Early works to 1800. | Drawing -- Technique. | Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Painting -- Technique. | Painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Watercolor painting -- Technique. | Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Osborn, William -- Autograph.