The drawing school for little masters and misses : containing the most easy and concise rules for learning to draw, without the assistance of a teacher : embellished with a great variety of figures, curiously designed : to which are added, The whole art of kite making ; and the author's new discoveries in the preparation of water colours / by Master Michael Angelo.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for T. Carnan, at Number 65, in St. Paul's Church Yard, 1773.
Physical Description:
[6], iv, 106 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. ; 12 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsNC655 .A54 1773Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:8161530
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Osborne Coll. 715-716 and NCBEL II, 1021, give author as Richard Johnson based on his day-book entries. Roscoe (cited below) points out that there is no way to ascertain precisely the extent of Johnson's responsibility for the works referred to in his day-books.Engraved frontispiece: portrait of His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, signed "W. Walker, sculp."Woodcut illustrations of parts of the human body, birds, and kites.Frontispiece engraving, of Prince Edward, by William Walker.English short title catalogue, N007815Roscoe, S. John Newbery, J15New Cambridge bibliography of English literature, II:11021Osborne Collection of early children's books, 1566-1910, II, 715-716BAC: British Art Center copy bound in contemporary Dutch floral boards. Bookplate: "S. Roscoe. General Catalogue. No. 108."
Contents:
The drawing school for little masters and misses -- Appendix -- The whole art of kite making -- Of the preparation of colours, &c. -- Conclusion, containing some original hints for designs.
Subject Terms:
Figure drawing -- Technique -- Early works to 1800. | Kites -- Early works to 1800. | Amusements -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Pigments -- Manufacture -- Early works to 1800. | Drawing -- Technique. | Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Watercolor painting -- Technique. | Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Carnan, T. -- Publisher | Roscoe, S. -- Bookplate
