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The draughtsmen's assistant [electronic resource] : Or, Drawing made easy: wherein the principles of...

The draughtsmen's assistant [electronic resource] : Or, Drawing made easy: wherein the principles of...

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The draughtsmen's assistant [electronic resource] : Or, Drawing made easy: wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar; in instructive lessons, comprised under the following heads: 1. Features and limbs. 2. Profiles and ovals. 3. Whole figures. 4. Drapery. 5. Light and shade. 6. Landscapes. 7. Perspective. 8. Enlarging and contracting. 9. Imitation of life. &c. explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs, on seventy-two copper-plates, neatly engraved: with a suitable introduction on the utility of this noble art. And observations on design, as well in regard to theory as practice. By the author of the artist's assistant.

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The draughtsmen's assistant [electronic resource] : Or, Drawing made easy: wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar; in instructive lessons, comprised under the following heads: 1. Features and limbs. 2. Profiles and ovals. 3. Whole figures. 4. Drapery. 5. Light and shade. 6. Landscapes. 7. Perspective. 8. Enlarging and contracting. 9. Imitation of life. &c. explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs, on seventy-two copper-plates, neatly engraved: with a suitable introduction on the utility of this noble art. And observations on design, as well in regard to theory as practice. By the author of the artist's assistant.

Publisher

London : Printed according to act of Parliament, by Robert Sayer, map, chart, and printseller, No 53, Fleet-Street, MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]

Date

MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]

Record Identifier

74VK2Wj8AoDO

MMS ID

991018074719702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

[2],16p., plates ; 4°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : Printed according to act of Parliament, by Robert Sayer, map, chart, and printseller, No 53, Fleet-Street, MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]

Access and use

Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

The draughtsmen's assistant [electronic resource] : Or, Drawing made easy: wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar; in instructive lessons, comprised under the following heads: 1. Features and limbs. 2. Profiles and ovals. 3. Whole figures. 4. Drapery. 5. Light and shade. 6. Landscapes. 7. Perspective. 8. Enlarging and contracting....

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Notes

General note

Price in square brackets: (Price Seven Shillings and Six-pence sewed.)

Reproduction of original from "Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas".

The author of The artist's assistant = Carington Bowles.

Citation / References Note

ESTC N68905.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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Record Identifier

74VK2Wj8AoDO

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2Wj8AoDO

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MMS ID

991018074719702626