The drawing school for little masters and misses : containing the most easy and concise rules for learning to draw, without the assistance of a teacher : embellished with a great variety of figures, curiously designed : to which are added, The whole art of kite making ; and the author's new discoveries in the preparation of water colours / by Master Michael Angelo.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for T. Carnan, at Number 65, in St. Paul's Church Yard, 1773.
Physical Description:
[6], iv, 106 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. ; 12 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:8161530
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Osborne Coll. 715-716 and NCBEL II, 1021, give author as Richard Johnson based on his day-book entries. Roscoe (cited below) points out that there is no way to ascertain precisely the extent of Johnson's responsibility for the works referred to in his day-books.
Contents:
The drawing school for little masters and misses -- Appendix -- The whole art of kite making -- Of the preparation of colours, &c. -- Conclusion, containing some original hints for designs.
Subject Terms:
Figure drawing -- Technique -- Early works to 1800. | Kites -- Early works to 1800. | Amusements -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Pigments -- Manufacture -- Early works to 1800. | Drawing -- Technique. | Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Watercolor painting -- Technique. | Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Carnan, T. -- Publisher | Roscoe, S. -- Bookplate