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Rare Books and Manuscripts
156
Reference Library
1
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Laporte, John, 1761–1839
7
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
7
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
6
Wood, John George, 1768–1838
4
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
3
Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
3
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
3
Cox, David, 1783–1859
2
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
2
Green, Benjamin, 1739–1798
2
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
2
Murray, Henry, F.S.A
2
Orme, William, active 1797–1819
2
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
2
Picart, Bernard, 1673–1733
2
Taylor, C. (Charles), 1756–1823
2
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
1
Artist, pseud., fl. 1780
1
Austin, William, 1721–1820
1
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727–1815
1
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Unknown
1
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
156
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
1
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
134
Free to Use
22
Image Available
Unavailable
134
Available
22
Classification
Books
149
Archives & Manuscripts
3
Prints
2
Articles & Chapters
1
Creator Gender
unknown
156
Period
19th century
80
18th century
58
17th century
16
16th century
1
20th century
1
Work Type
drawing book
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156
handbooks and manual
75
soft-ground etching
43
aquatint
23
engraving
23
etching
13
stipple engraving
7
wood engraving
6
lithograph
4
ink drawing
3
publisher's advertisement
3
armorial bookplates (provenance)
2
chromolithograph
1
correspondence
1
extra-illustrated copies (provenance)
1
graphite drawing
1
lihography
1
lithotint
1
manufacturers' catalog
1
mezzotint
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Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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156
Drawing -- Technique.
152
Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
47
Watercolor painting -- Technique.
47
Painting -- Technique.
25
Painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
24
Landscape drawing -- Technique.
22
Ackermann, R. -- Publisher.
11
Anatomy, Artistic.
7
Landscape painting -- Technique.
7
Perspective -- Early works to 1800.
7
Perspective.
6
Colors.
5
Drawing books -- Specimens.
5
Flowers in art.
5
Perspective -- Technique.
5
Sayer, Robert -- Publisher.
5
Animals -- Pictorial works.
4
Botanical illustration.
4
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528.
4
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19th century
8
18th century
4
17th century
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
20
England
6
London
4
Brighton
1
Dublin (Ireland)
1
Edinburgh
1
Gloucester (England)
1
London (England)
1
Rome
1
West Country (England)
1
Worcestershire (England)
1
Associated People
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528
4
Ashfield, Edmund, active 1673–1700
1
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452–1519
1
Luttrell, Dorothy
1
Luttrell, Edward
1
Osborn, William
1
Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?
1
Robertson, Andrew, 1777–1845
1
Robertson, Archibald, 1765–1835
1
Robertson, Emily
1
Exhibition History
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
21
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
2
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
2
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
1
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
1
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
1
Language
English
152
French
1
German
1
Italian
1
Russian
1
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Maslov, Aleksandr
Rukovodstvo kʺ risovanīi︠u︡ akvarelʹi︠u︡ ili vodi︠a︡nymi kraskami bezʺ pomoshchi uchiteli︠a︡
1857
102
Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
Six birds
1819
103
Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690–1770
The florist, or, An extensive and curious collection of flowers, for the imitation of young ladies, either in drawing, or in needle-work
[1759]
104
The compleat drawing-master
1763
105
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452–1519
A treatise on painting
1802
106
Art of drawing and painting in water-colours
1770
107
The student's treasure
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
108
Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764–1829
An essay on the study of nature in drawing landscape
1793
109
Metz, C. M. (Conrad Martin), 1755–1827
Fores's new chalk drawing-book, of heads and academy figures
1795-1799
110
Walton, John
Walton's drawing book in the tinted style
18--]
111
Murray, Henry, F.S.A
Art of painting and drawing in coloured crayons
[187-?]
112
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Progressive fragments
1817
113
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Bits for beginners
1817
114
La Cave, P. (Peter)
Fores's new chalk drawing-book of studies of trees, landscape, animals, figures, buildings, &c.
[1801]
115
Sherlock, William P., 1775–
Drawing book of landscapes, shipping & animals
1819
116
Wood, John George, 1768–1838
The principles and practice of sketching landscape scenery from nature
1813-[1815]
117
The young artist's complete magazine, for the instruction of the young of both sexes, or, A complete body of the polite and useful arts
[1785?]
118
The principles of drawing, design, and engraving;
1800
119
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Two essays
1804
120
Austin, William, 1721–1820
A specimen of sketching landscapes, in a free and masterly manner, with a pen or pencil
1781
121
Orme's New sketch book
[1801?]
122
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 =
1722
123
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
W.H. Pyne on rustic figures
1813
124
Powell, Joseph, 1780–1834
Progressive lessons in drawings
1820-1821
125
Picart, Bernard, 1673–1733
Second drawing book of heads
1757
126
Merigot, James
The amateur's portfolio, or, The new drawing magazine
1815-1816
127
Robertson, Archibald, 1765–1835
Lessons on drawing, watercolors, and miniatures
1797-1803
128
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
Of the characters of trees
1795-1798
129
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
Characters of trees
[1800]
130
The art of drawing in perspective
1798
131
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Artistic and picturesque groups for the embellishment of landscape
1817
132
Smith, John, fl. 1673–1680
Short and direct method of painting in water-colours
1730
133
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
The speculum, or, Art of drawing in water colours
1810
134
Lens, Bernard, 1682–1740
For the curious young gentlemen and ladies that study and practice the commendable art of drawing, colouring, etc.
1751
135
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
A series of easy lessons in landscape drawing
1820
136
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Easy lessons in landscape drawing
[1819]
137
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Lessons for beginners in the fine art
[1796]
138
Green, Benjamin, 1739–1798
A drawing book of landscapes
[1786]
139
Malton, James, d. 1803
A select collection of landscapes for practice in drawing
1808
140
Orme, William, active 1797–1819
William Orme's Rudiments of landscape drawing, and perspective
[1802]
141
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Book with groups of figures (by Pyne) for decorating landscapes
1798
142
The florist
[ca. 1760]
143
Taylor, Elias
An easy and familiar treatise on the art of drawing in perspective
1831
144
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
The young artists assistant, or, A familiar introduction to the art of drawing, with instructions for colouring &c.
1810
145
The florist
[between 1770 and 1784?]
146
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Rudiments of landscape drawing
1812
147
Quadal, Martin Ferdinand, 1736–1808
A variety of tame & wild animals
May 25, 1793
148
Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?
The gentlemans exercise, or, An exquisite practise
1634
149
Berchem, Nicolaas Pietersz, 1620–1683
A drawing book of figures and animals from Berghem
[ca. 1790]
150
A new drawing book engrav'd from the curious designs of that great master M. Poilly
[approximately 1730]
151
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
The progress of a water-coloured drawing
[ca. 1807?]
152
Smith, Penelope
Studies of flowers from nature ...
[ca. 1818]
153
Murray, Henry, F.S.A
The art of painting and drawing in coloured crayons
[187-?]
154
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
An introduction to the art of drawing,
[17--]
155
The artist's vade mecum
1766
156
Luttrell, Edward
An epitome of painting
1683
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