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Hassell, J.

The Camera; or Art of Drawing in Water Colours; with Instructions for Sketching from Nature, comprising the Whole Process of Water-coloured Drawing, Shadowing and Tinting a Complete Landscape

1823

185,18 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1823
Luogo di stampa
London. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall
Autore
Hassell, J.
Edizione
First edition.
Soggetto
Art Color Plate & Fine Illus art
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

8vo [23 x 14.5 cm]; iv, [5] - 32 pp, 3 foldout plates including hand colored frontis, being three states of the same view, one in outline, one in aquatint, and the third a hand-colored aquatint. later boards with title label on front cover, spine a little faded, some minor foxing in a few margins, a near fine copy with good-sized margins. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, a master engraver and artist, presents a method for drawing, using a rural scene as example at different stages, with the outline plate showing perspective lines, up to the coloring including directions for compounding and using colors, sepia, Indian ink, bister, etc. Hardie (English Coloured Books) p. 121: 'He was one of the first to apply colour to aquatint'. BMC II:876.330.
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