Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Gilpin, William, 1724-1804
Title:
Three essays : on picturesque beauty : on picturesque travel : and on sketching landscape : with a poem on landscape painting : to these are now added two essays, giving an account of the principles and mode in which the author executed his own drawings / by William Gilpin.
Alternate Title(s):
Five essays, on picturesque subjects; with a poem on landscape painting.
Edition:
Third edition.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ..., 1808.
Physical Description:
[iii]-xvi, 183, [1] p., [14] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes index.
Subject Terms:
Landscape painting. | Landscape drawing. | Drawing -- Technique. | Cadell, (T.) and Davies, (W.) -- Publisher. | Strahan and Preston -- Printer.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- 1808. | Soft-ground etchings -- 1808. | Etchings -- 1808.