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Halfpenny, William, d. 1755
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Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
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18th century
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drawing book
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engraving
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etching
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Architecture, Chinese -- Early works to 1800.
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Engraving -- Specimens -- 1752.
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Bowles, Thomas -- Printer.
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Sayer, Robert -- Publisher.
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China
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The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
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Halfpenny, William, d. 1755
Chinese and Gothic architecture properly ornamented
1752
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Chinese landskips
[ca. 1752?]
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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]