Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Andrews, James, 1806-1876
Title:
Lessons in flower painting. : a series of easy and progressive studies, drawn and coloured after nature. / by James Andrews.
Alternate Title(s):
Andrews's lessons in flower painting
Published / Created:
London : Charles Tilt, Fleet Street., [1836].
Physical Description:
4 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 x 28 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
N7680 .A53 1836+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Publication date from NUC, pre-1956.

Cover title: Andrews's lessons in flower painting.

National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints, v. 16, p. 410

Each plate has a protective leaf.

Plates organized in pairs; each pencil-line drawing is paired with a hand-colored example.

Plates read: "J. Andrews inv. et lith.; published by Charles Tilt, 86 Fleet Street, Printed by J. Graf."

BAC: British Art Center copy bound in blind and gilt-tooled green publisher's cloth.
Subject Terms:
Botanical illustration. | Flowers in art -- Great Britain. | Botanical illustration -- 19th century -- Great Britain. | Painting -- Technique. | Drawing books -- Specimens. | Color. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Andrews, James, fl. 1830–1861, lithographer. | Graf, J., printer. | Tilt, Charles, 1797–1861, publisher. | Anderson, George, Mrs. -- Autograph, Bay View, Bervie. | Hummer, Hearlie -- Autograph.
Form/Genre:
Drawing books -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Textbooks -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Manuals (Handbooks) -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Lithographs -- 1836.. | Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1836.
Contributors:
Andrews, James, 1806–1876, ill.