A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours.
Alternate Title(s):
Painting in water colours.
Published / Created:
London : T. Clay, 1811.
Physical Description:
30 p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 x 27 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts ND2420 C68 1811+ Copy 2 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts ND2420 C68 1811+ Copy 1 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Plates show five views treated progressively and is probably the earliest drawing book to show hand-coloured samples of colour in the text. Cox's name does not appear in the book until the fifth edition in 1823. Cf. Bicknell.Bicknell, Peter. Gilpin to Ruskin. London, 1988. 13.BAC: British Art Center has two copies. Copy 1 in original boards, as issued. Cover title: Painting in water colours. Copy 2 in original boards. Label mounted inside front cover for Thomas Clay. Two plates disbound, laid in.Printed by J. Hayes, Dartmouth Street, Westminster.
Subject Terms:
Landscape painting -- Technique. | Drawing -- Technique. | Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Watercolor painting -- Technique. | Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Hayes, J. -- Printer. | Clay, Thomas -- Publisher.