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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Reference Library
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Creator
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
2
Browne, Alexander, active 1660–1677
1
Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808–1889
1
Cousin, Jehan, ca. 1522–ca. 1593
1
Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
1
Hayter, Charles, 1761–1835
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Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
1
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452–1519
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Luttrell, Edward
1
P. L
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Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?
1
Roberts, James, 1753–approximately 1809
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1607
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1847
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
24
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
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Under Certain Circumstances
19
Free to Use
5
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Unavailable
19
Available
5
Classification
Books
22
Archives & Manuscripts
2
Creator Gender
unknown
24
Period
17th century
11
18th century
7
19th century
6
Work Type
drawing book
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handbooks and manual
23
engraving
8
etching
2
ink drawing
2
aquatint
1
miniature books (printing)
1
publisher's advertisement
1
soft-ground etching
1
stipple engraving
1
wash drawing
1
wood engraving
1
woodcut
1
Subject Terms
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
24
Painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Drawing -- Technique.
23
Painting -- Technique.
23
Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
16
Watercolor painting -- Technique.
16
Anatomy, Artistic.
5
Colors.
5
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528.
4
Glass painting and staining.
3
Perspective -- Technique.
2
Workshop recipes -- Early works to 1800.
2
Aikman, A. and J. -- Printer.
1
Anatomy, Artistic -- Early works to 1800.
1
Art -- Early works to 1800.
1
Ashfield, Edmund, active 1673–1700.
1
Battersby, William -- Publisher.
1
Beeton, Mayson M., Sir -- Bookplate.
1
Black, A. -- Publisher.
1
Borrowman, Jophn, Jr. -- Provenance.
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18th century
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England
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London
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Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528
4
Ashfield, Edmund, active 1673–1700
1
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452–1519
1
Luttrell, Dorothy
1
Luttrell, Edward
1
Osborn, William
1
Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?
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)
3
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
1
Language
English
23
French
1
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Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
A new pocket sketch book
1807
2
Browne, Alexander, active 1660–1677
Ars pictoria, or, An academy treating of drawing, limning, painting, etching
1675
3
A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints,
1647
4
The principles of drawing and painting
1811
5
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
The art of dravving vvith the pen,
1607
6
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
The principles of design
1777
7
Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
1731
8
Roberts, James, 1753–approximately 1809
Introductory lessons with familiar examples in landscape
1800
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The excellency of the pen and pencil,
1668
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Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
[1698]
11
A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints
1660
12
Hayter, Charles, 1761–1835
An introduction to perspective, adapted to the capacities of youth, in a series of pleasing and familiar dialogues, between the author's children
1813
13
The excellency of the pen and pencil,
1688
14
Instructions in the art of drawing and painting
[between 1782 and 1807]
15
The young artist's complete magazine, for the instruction of the young of both sexes, or, A complete body of the polite and useful arts
[1785?]
16
Cousin, Jehan, ca. 1522–ca. 1593
L'art de dessiner
MDCCLXXVIII [1778]
17
Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?
The gentlemans exercise, or, An exquisite practise
1634
18
A new drawing book engrav'd from the curious designs of that great master M. Poilly
[approximately 1730]
19
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
The first booke of drawing & limning
circa 1700?
20
Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808–1889
The American drawing-book
1847
21
Arts companion, or A new assistant for the ingenious,
1749
22
P. L
The English academy
1672
23
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452–1519
A treatise on painting
1802
24
Luttrell, Edward
An epitome of painting
1683