The Art of Drawing in its Various Branches: exemplified in a course of twenty-eight progressive lessons, calculated to afford those who are unacquainted with the art, the means of acquiring a competent knowledge without the aid of a master : being the only work of the kind in which the principles of effect are explained in a clear, methodical, and at the same time familiar style

Author Thomas Smith British
Publisher Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper British
Printer William Clowes British
1827
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  • Title: The Art of Drawing in its Various Branches: exemplified in a course of twenty-eight progressive lessons, calculated to afford those who are unacquainted with the art, the means of acquiring a competent knowledge without the aid of a master : being the only work of the kind in which the principles of effect are explained in a clear, methodical, and at the same time familiar style
  • Author: Thomas Smith (British, active mid-19th century)
  • Publisher: Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper (London)
  • Printer: William Clowes (British, 1779–1841)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1827
  • Medium: Illustrations: aquatint, stipple and wood engraving, some hand-coloring
  • Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (21.3 x 13.7 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1944
  • Object Number: 44.49
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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