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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
2
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
1
Browne, Alexander, active 1660–1677
1
Fairland, Thomas, 1804–1852
1
Francia, François-Thomas-Louis, 1772–1839
1
Fussell, Joseph, 1818–1912
1
Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
1
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
1
Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637–1714
1
Lucas, Fielding, Jr., 1781–1854
1
Mallam, May
1
Malton, James, d. 1803
1
Martin, John, 1789–1854
1
Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
1
Oram, William, d. 1777
1
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
1
Rodler, Hieronymus
1
Sowerby, James, 1757–1822
1
Wells, William Frederick, 1762–1836
1
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Unknown
1
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
28
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28
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28
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Books
28
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unknown
28
Period
19th century
14
18th century
7
17th century
4
16th century
1
20th century
1
Work Type
drawing book
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28
handbooks and manual
17
engraving
9
soft-ground etching
6
etching
5
aquatint
2
stipple engraving
2
lithograph
1
mezzotint
1
photomechanical print
1
publisher's advertisement
1
publishers' advertisement
1
volvelle
1
wood engraving
1
Subject Terms
Drawing -- Technique.
23
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
22
Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
6
Watercolor painting -- Technique.
6
Painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
5
Painting -- Technique.
5
Botanical illustration.
3
Drawing books -- Specimens.
3
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
3
Perspective -- Technique.
3
Anatomy, Artistic.
2
Drawing -- Study and teaching.
2
Flowers in art.
2
Human figure in art.
2
Landscape painting -- Technique.
2
Perspective.
2
A. B. -- Pres. insc. to F. J. G. Boehn, 1854.
1
Ackermann, R. -- Publisher.
1
Aikman, A. and J. -- Printer.
1
Anatomy, Artistic -- Early works to 1800.
1
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19th century
4
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Great Britain
5
England
2
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)
1
London
1
Maryland
1
Mississippi River
1
Associated People
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528
1
Exhibition History
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
5
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
2
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
1
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
1
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English
27
German
1
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Sowerby, James, 1757–1822
A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature
[1807?]
2
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
The draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
1786
3
Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637–1714
A book of landskips & buildings pleasant & useful for youth to draw after
[between 1726 and 1736]
4
Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
A new pocket sketch book
1807
5
The artist's vade mecum
1786
6
Browne, Alexander, active 1660–1677
Ars pictoria, or, An academy treating of drawing, limning, painting, etching
1675
7
Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Practical perspective, or, Perspective made easie
1670. (fol.)
8
Wells, William Frederick, 1762–1836
A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure
1796
9
Rodler, Hieronymus
Perspectiua
1546
10
The principles of drawing and painting
1811
11
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
The beauties & defects in the figure of the horse
[1816]
12
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
The art of dravving vvith the pen,
1607
13
Lucas, Fielding, Jr., 1781–1854
Lucas' progressive drawing book, in three parts
1827
14
The art of drawing without a master
[1768]
15
A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints,
1647
16
Fairland, Thomas, 1804–1852
Juliens' New progressive drawing book of the human figure
[18--]
17
Oram, William, d. 1777
Precepts and observations on the art of colouring in landscape painting
1810
18
Francia, François-Thomas-Louis, 1772–1839
Progressive lessons tending to elucidate the character of trees
1813
19
Mallam, May
Brush drawing as applied to natural forms and common objects
1905
20
The compleat drawing-book
MDCCLV [1755]
21
The compleat drawing-master;
1766
22
Malton, James, d. 1803
The young painter's maulstick
1800
23
Six progressive lessons for flower painting
January 1, 1802
24
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
The draughtsman's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
[ca. 1801]
25
Fussell, Joseph, 1818–1912
The youths drawing book complete
[1832?]
26
Martin, John, 1789–1854
Characters of trees
1817
27
Rodwell and Martin's Lithographic drawing book for students
[1821]
28
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
The principles of drawing, or, An easy and familiar method whereby youth are directed in the practice of that useful art
MDCCLII [1752]