Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Murray, Henry, F.S.A.
Title:
The art of painting and drawing in coloured crayons : being a course of instruction for the execution of portraiture and landscape / by Henry Murray, F.S.A.
Published / Created:
London, England : Winsor & Newton, Limited, Rathbone Place, [between 1906 and 1916]

London : Printed by William Clowes and Sons ...
Physical Description:
60, 64 pages ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Printer's statement from verso of title page.
Contents:
Drawing in coloured crayons -- The composition of pastels -- Colouring matters -- Bases -- Mucilages -- Colours -- The preparation of the colours -- The preparation of crayons -- Bases and primitives -- Tints and tones -- Papers -- The method of working in coloured crayons -- Colour, and the composition of tints -- Draperies, backgrounds, &c. -- Vellum -- Colouring on vellum -- Landscape painting in crayons -- The paper -- The sketch and execution -- To fix crayon drawings -- Fixing by transudation -- Fixing by immersion -- Fixing by aspersion -- Fixing by steam.
Subject Terms:
Crayon drawing -- Technique. | Color drawing -- Technique. | Drawing -- Technique. | Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Artists' materials -- Catalogs. | Drawing materials -- Catalogs.
Form/Genre:
Drawing books. | Handbooks and manuals. | Manufacturers' catalogs. | Wood engravings -- 1906-1916.
Contributors:
Winsor & Newton, publisher. | Winsor & Newton. Winsor & Newton's catalogue of colours and materials for oil and water colour painting, pencil, chalk and architectural drawing &c. | William Clowes and Sons, printer.