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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Alston, J. W. (J. William)
3
Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
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Cox, David, 1783–1859
3
Dagley, Richard, d. 1841
2
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
2
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
2
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
2
Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
1
Francia, François-Thomas-Louis, 1772–1839
1
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
1
Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
1
Maslov, Aleksandr
1
Nicholson, Francis, 1753–1844
1
Pretty, Edward, 1792–1865
1
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
1
Roberts, James, 1753–approximately 1809
1
Robertson, Archibald, 1765–1835
1
Smith, Penelope
1
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
1
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1862
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
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Under Certain Circumstances
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Free to Use
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28
Available
3
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Books
30
Archives & Manuscripts
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unknown
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Period
19th century
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18th century
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drawing book
26
handbooks and manual
21
aquatint
16
soft-ground etching
8
stipple engraving
4
engraving
3
lithograph
2
armorial bookplates (provenance)
1
chromolithograph
1
correspondence
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etching
1
graphite drawing
1
ink drawing
1
publishers advertisement
1
watercolor
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Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Watercolor painting -- Technique.
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Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
28
Drawing -- Technique.
28
Landscape painting -- Technique.
11
Landscape drawing -- Technique.
5
Ackermann, R. -- Publisher.
4
Flowers in art.
4
Painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
4
Painting -- Technique.
4
Botanical illustration -- 19th century -- Great Britain.
3
Color -- Study and teaching.
3
Lepard, John -- Publisher.
3
McLean, Thomas -- Publisher.
3
Botanical illustration -- Technique.
2
Botanical illustration.
2
Clay, T. -- Publisher
2
Clay, T. -- Publisher.
2
Clay, Thomas -- Publisher.
2
Decoration and ornament -- Plant forms -- Great Britain.
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19th century
6
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Great Britain
9
England
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London
1
Associated People
Robertson, Andrew, 1777–1845
1
Robertson, Archibald, 1765–1835
1
Robertson, Emily
1
Exhibition History
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
1
Language
English
30
Russian
1
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Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
A new pocket sketch book
1807
2
Francia, François-Thomas-Louis, 1772–1839
Progressive lessons tending to elucidate the character of trees
1813
3
Six progressive lessons for flower painting
January 1, 1802
4
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
An illustrated lecture on sketching from nature in pencil and water colour
[between 1862 and 1868]
5
Roberts, James, 1753–approximately 1809
Introductory lessons with familiar examples in landscape
1800
6
Alston, J. W. (J. William)
Hints to young practitioners, in the study of landscape painting
7
Pretty, Edward, 1792–1865
A practical essay on flower painting in water colours
1812
8
Nicholson, Francis, 1753–1844
The practice of drawing and painting landscape from nature, in water colours
1820
9
Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of flower painting in water colours
1815
10
Alston, J. W. (J. William)
Hints to young practitioners in the study of landscape painting
[1808?]
11
Rudiments of drawing, shadowing, and colouring flowers in water colours
1818 [i.e. 1817]
12
Cox, David, 1783–1859
A series of progressive lessons intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours
1812
13
Dagley, Richard, d. 1841
A compendium of the theory and practice of drawing and painting
1819
14
Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
Groups of flowers
1819
15
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
A series of easy lessons in landscape drawing
1820
16
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Easy lessons in landscape drawing
[1819]
17
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
The progress of a water-coloured drawing
[ca. 1807?]
18
Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
Groups of fruit
1819
19
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Practical illustration of Gilpin's day
1811
20
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Rudiments of landscape drawing
1812
21
Robertson, Archibald, 1765–1835
Lessons on drawing, watercolors, and miniatures
1797-1803
22
Cox, David, 1783–1859
A series of progressive lessons
1820
23
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
The progress of a water-coloured drawing
[ca. 1811]
24
Smith, Penelope
Studies of flowers from nature ...
[ca. 1818]
25
Dagley, Richard, d. 1841
A compendium of the theory and practice of drawing and painting
1818
26
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
The speculum, or, Art of drawing in water colours
1810
27
Alston, J. W. (J. William)
Hints to young practitioners in the study of landscape painting
[1804]
28
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
The young artists assistant, or, A familiar introduction to the art of drawing, with instructions for colouring &c.
1810
29
Cox, David, 1783–1859
A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours
1811
30
Maslov, Aleksandr
Rukovodstvo kʺ risovanīi︠u︡ akvarelʹi︠u︡ ili vodi︠a︡nymi kraskami bezʺ pomoshchi uchiteli︠a︡
1857
31
Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
Six birds
1819