Lairesse, Gérard de; Bowles, Carington [Hrsg.]; Dufresnoy, Charles-Alphonse [Hrsg.]: Bowles's Principles of Drawing: Forming A Complete Drawing Book ; Illustrated With A Curious Collection of Examples, Beginning With An easy and simple Method, calculated to Convey Instruction to Young Minds ; By which they may acquire The Art without the Assistance of a Master. Every Branch of Drawing is contained in this Book ... Elegantly engraved on Sixty Folio Pages of Copper Plates, All From The Original Drawings of the most approves Masters. To which ist prefixed, An Introduction To Drawing: Containing Rules and Directions for the Choice of Instruments and Materials, and how to apply and manage them. With easy and proper Lessons for the Young Student (London, [ca. 1793])

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A COMPLETE DRAWING BOOK

ILLUSTRATED WITH

A Curious COLLECTION of EXAMPLES,

BEGINNING WITH

An easy and simple Method, calculated to convey Instrudtion to Young Minds ;
By which they may acquire
The ART without the ASSISTANCE of a MASTER.
Every Branch of Drawing is contained in this BOOK;

Such as the different Parts of the
Human Body, . 1 Birds,
Academy,
Dressed Figures,
Landscapes,

Cattle,
Shipping,
See. &c.

Elegantly engraved on SIXTY FOLIO PAGES of Copper Plates

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ALL FROM THE

Original DRAWINGS of the moft approved MASTERS.
To which is prefixed,
An INTRODUCTION to DRAWING

CONTAINING

Rules and Directions for the Choice of Instruments and Materials,
and how to apply and manage them.
With easy and proper Lessons for the YOUNG STUDENT.
Translated srom the FRENCH of
Monsieur GERARD - D E v LAIRESSE,
With Abstracts from C. A. D U FRESNOY. *


The SEVENTH EDITION,
Corrected and greatly Improved; with Additions,

LONDON:
Printed for and fold by the Proprietor Carington Bowles, at his Map and Print Warehouse,
No, 6q, i: J. L Church Turd,
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