Alston, J. W. (J. William), Hints to young practitioners, in the study of landscape painting
- Title(s):
- Hints to young practitioners, in the study of landscape painting : illustrated by five engravings intended to show the different stages of the neutral tint / by J.W. Alston ; to which are added instructions in the art of painting on velvet.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Published/Created:
- London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, Paternoster Row,$c[1805].
- Physical Description:
- [6], 67, [1] p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsND1354.5 A48 1805 Copy 1Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]Rare Books and ManuscriptsND1354.5 A48 1805 Copy 2Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3117349
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Engraved t.-p.
Dedication dated 1804. Advertisement for Alston's private lessons (p. [68]) dated Dec. 18, 1805.
Printed by R. Taylor and co., 38, Shoe-Lane, Fleet-Street.
BAC: British Art Center has two copies in original boards, as issued. Plates bound in different order. Copy 1 has pencil drawing inside front cover and is signed Rosetta Cooke, Nov. 2, 1808 on t.p.
Illustrations by and after J.W. Alston.
MUDD WB 37465: Poor condition. Bookplate of Gregor, G.W.F. - Subject Terms:
- Cooke, Rosetta -- Autograph, Nov. 2, 1808.Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.Drawing -- Technique.Etching -- Specimens -- [1805].Landscape painting -- Technique.Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme -- Publisher.Taylor, R. and Co. -- Printer.Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.Watercolor painting -- Technique.
- Form/Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
Aquatints -- [1805].
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- [1805]. - Export:
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