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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Reference Library
1
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Alston, J. W. (J. William)
3
Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
3
Cox, David, 1783–1859
3
Dagley, Richard, d. 1841
2
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
2
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
2
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
2
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
2
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
1
Angelo, Michael, 18th cent
1
Bennett, Jeanne
1
Browne, Alexander, active 1660–1677
1
Cousin, Jehan, ca. 1522–ca. 1593
1
Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
1
Francia, François-Thomas-Louis, 1772–1839
1
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
1
Goeree, Willem, 1635–1711
1
Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
1
Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690–1770
1
Lens, Bernard, 1682–1740
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
58
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
1
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Under Certain Circumstances
52
Free to Use
7
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Unavailable
52
Available
7
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Books
57
Archives & Manuscripts
2
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unknown
59
Period
19th century
31
18th century
18
17th century
10
21st century
1
Work Type
drawing book
50
handbooks and manual
45
aquatint
17
engraving
11
soft-ground etching
8
stipple engraving
4
etching
3
ink drawing
2
lithograph
2
woodcut
2
armorial bookplates (provenance)
1
children's book
1
chromolithograph
1
correspondence
1
graphite drawing
1
juvenile literature
1
publishers advertisement
1
wash drawing
1
watercolor
1
Subject Terms
Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Watercolor painting -- Technique.
57
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
55
Drawing -- Technique.
55
Painting -- Technique.
19
Painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
18
Landscape painting -- Technique.
11
Landscape drawing -- Technique.
5
Ackermann, R. -- Publisher.
4
Anatomy, Artistic.
4
Colors.
4
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528.
4
Flowers in art.
4
Botanical illustration -- 19th century -- Great Britain.
3
Botanical illustration -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
3
Color -- Study and teaching.
3
Flowers in art -- Early works to 1800.
3
Glass painting and staining.
3
Lepard, John -- Publisher.
3
McLean, Thomas -- Publisher.
3
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19th century
6
18th century
2
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Great Britain
13
England
3
London
2
Associated People
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528
4
Osborn, William
1
Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?
1
Robertson, Andrew, 1777–1845
1
Robertson, Archibald, 1765–1835
1
Robertson, Emily
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)
8
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
1
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English
57
French
1
Russian
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Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
A new pocket sketch book
1807
2
Angelo, Michael, 18th cent
The drawing school for little masters and misses
1773
3
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
The art of dravving vvith the pen,
1607
4
Six progressive lessons for flower painting
January 1, 1802
5
Browne, Alexander, active 1660–1677
Ars pictoria, or, An academy treating of drawing, limning, painting, etching
1675
6
A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints,
1647
7
Francia, François-Thomas-Louis, 1772–1839
Progressive lessons tending to elucidate the character of trees
1813
8
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
An illustrated lecture on sketching from nature in pencil and water colour
[between 1862 and 1868]
9
Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
Groups of fruit
1819
10
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?]
11
A new drawing book engrav'd from the curious designs of that great master M. Poilly
[approximately 1730]
12
Robertson, Archibald, 1765–1835
Lessons on drawing, watercolors, and miniatures
1797-1803
13
The florist
[ca. 1760]
14
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
The first booke of drawing & limning
circa 1700?
15
Smith, John, fl. 1673–1680
Short and direct method of painting in water-colours
1730
16
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
The speculum, or, Art of drawing in water colours
1810
17
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
The young artists assistant, or, A familiar introduction to the art of drawing, with instructions for colouring &c.
1810
18
Maslov, Aleksandr
Rukovodstvo kʺ risovanīi︠u︡ akvarelʹi︠u︡ ili vodi︠a︡nymi kraskami bezʺ pomoshchi uchiteli︠a︡
1857
19
Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
Six birds
1819
20
Art of drawing and painting in water-colours
1770
21
Goeree, Willem, 1635–1711
An introduction to the general art of drawing,
1674
22
Brookshaw, George, 1751–1823
Groups of flowers
1819
23
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
The progress of a water-coloured drawing
[ca. 1811]
24
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
The progress of a water-coloured drawing
[ca. 1807?]
25
Smith, Penelope
Studies of flowers from nature ...
[ca. 1818]
26
Arts companion, or A new assistant for the ingenious,
1749
27
Alston, J. W. (J. William)
Hints to young practitioners, in the study of landscape painting
28
Roberts, James, 1753–approximately 1809
Introductory lessons with familiar examples in landscape
1800
29
A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints
1660
30
Cox, David, 1783–1859
A series of progressive lessons
1820
31
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
A series of easy lessons in landscape drawing
1820
32
The art of drawing, and painting in water-colours
1763
33
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Easy lessons in landscape drawing
[1819]
34
The Art of drawing and painting in water-colours
1731
35
Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of flower painting in water colours
1815
36
Pretty, Edward, 1792–1865
A practical essay on flower painting in water colours
1812
37
The florist
[between 1770 and 1784?]
38
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Rudiments of landscape drawing
1812
39
Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?
The gentlemans exercise, or, An exquisite practise
1634
40
Alston, J. W. (J. William)
Hints to young practitioners in the study of landscape painting
[1808?]
41
The excellency of the pen and pencil,
1688
42
Nicholson, Francis, 1753–1844
The practice of drawing and painting landscape from nature, in water colours
1820
43
Parkinson, Thomas, active 1769–1789
Flower painting made easy
[1760?]
44
The excellency of the pen and pencil,
1668
45
Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
1731
46
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Practical illustration of Gilpin's day
1811
47
Cousin, Jehan, ca. 1522–ca. 1593
L'art de dessiner
MDCCLXXVIII [1778]
48
Lens, Bernard, 1682–1740
For the curious young gentlemen and ladies that study and practice the commendable art of drawing, colouring, etc.
1751
49
Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
[1698]
50
Dagley, Richard, d. 1841
A compendium of the theory and practice of drawing and painting
1819
51
Rudiments of drawing, shadowing, and colouring flowers in water colours
1818 [i.e. 1817]
52
Cox, David, 1783–1859
A series of progressive lessons intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours
1812
53
The art of drawing and painting in water-colours
1755
54
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Lessons for beginners in the fine art
[1796]
55
Dagley, Richard, d. 1841
A compendium of the theory and practice of drawing and painting
1818
56
Cox, David, 1783–1859
A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours
1811
57
Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690–1770
The florist, or, An extensive and curious collection of flowers, for the imitation of young ladies, either in drawing, or in needle-work
[1759]
58
Alston, J. W. (J. William)
Hints to young practitioners in the study of landscape painting
[1804]
59
Bennett, Jeanne
Hidden treasures
2012