Studies of Trees, Drawn from Nature in the summer of 1813 (and 1821) by J. Laporte, Etched in exact Imitation of the original Drawings, Arranged in Simple and Easy Lessons, Illustrative of Their Different Characters, Forming a Complete Collection of Examples, to Facilitate A Correct Manner of Sketching and Drawing, That Principal Object in Landscape

Author Written and published by John Laporte British

Publisher Smith, Warner & Co. British

1814, 1815, 1821

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Title: Studies of Trees, Drawn from Nature in the summer of 1813 (and 1821) by J. Laporte, Etched in exact Imitation of the original Drawings, Arranged in Simple and Easy Lessons, Illustrative of Their Different Characters, Forming a Complete Collection of Examples, to Facilitate A Correct Manner of Sketching and Drawing, That Principal Object in Landscape
Author: Written and published by John Laporte (British, 1761–1839)
Publisher: Smith, Warner & Co. (London)
Date: 1814, 1815, 1821
Medium: Illustrations: etching
Dimensions: plates: 13 1/2 x 17 in. (34.3 x 43.2 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1970
Object Number: 1970.565.330(1–5)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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