The Practice of Drawing and Painting Landscape from Nature, in Water Colours

Published by John Murray, London, 1823

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xi, 118, 14 engraved or aquatint plates, 3 double-page (1 hand-coloured). . HB. 4to, rebound, modern half calf, marbled boards, raised bands and gt tooling to spine, leather title pieces, modern buckram slip-case, gt title to upper panel. Some foxing/spotting to plates, a few faint marginal pencil annotations; contemporary ink notes on colours and pigments to rear flyleaf. An attractive copy. Exemplified in a series of instructions calculated to facilitate the progress of the learner; including the elements of perspective, their application in drawing from nature, and the explanation of various processes of colouring, for producing from the sketch a finished picture. With observations on the study of nature, and various other matters relative to the Arts. Second edition, with considerable additions. Rare. Nicholson, Francis (1753-1844), watercolour painter and teacher. He received lessons from a German artist, Conrad Martin Metz. Nicholson had a number of patrons including; John Stuart, first marquess of Bute, Walter Fawkes of Farnley Hall, and Sir Henry Tuite and his wife. He also had a considerable teaching practice which included ladies of fashion. His contemporary reputation was such that drawings were fraudulently sold as being by Nicholson within his own lifetime. (ODNB).

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Title
The Practice of Drawing and Painting Landscape from Nature, in Water Colours
Author
Nicholson, Francis
Publisher
John Murray, London
Publication year
1823
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Pemberley Books - Established 1989. Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology. We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London, close to M25, Iver Rail Station and Heathrow Airport) We list only books which are immediately available from stock on ABE, but can supply many other books to order.

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