Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Laporte, John, 1761-1839
Title:
The progress of a water-coloured drawing : wherein is represented to the Learner the various gradation through which a drawing passes from the outline to its finished state : this work, consisting of fourteen tinted lessons, imitative of the original drawings which were made for the purpose of it by John Laporte ...
Published / Created:
London : Printed by James Whiting ... for ... G. Testolini ... and may be had of Mr. John Laporte ... [and 4 others], [ca. 1811].
Physical Description:
vii, [22] p., [1], 14 leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 x 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
First leaf is plate with b&w engraved advertisement for "G. Testolini, Engraver, Printseller & Frame Maker. ... Superfine watercolours ... [and other art supplies]".
Subject Terms:
Drawing -- Technique. | Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Watercolor painting -- Technique. | Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Whiting, James -- Printer. | Testolini, G. -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Handbooks and manuals. | Drawing books. | Soft-ground etchings -- Hand-colored -- [ca. 1811]. | Engravings -- [ca. 1811].
Contributors:
Laporte, John, 1761–1839, engraver.