Whittock, Nathaniel: The Oxford Drawing Book, Or The Art Of Drawing, And The Theory And Practice Of Perspective: In A Series Of Letters Containing Progressive Information On Sketching, Drawing, And Colouring Landscape Scenery, Animals, And The Human Figure: With A New Method Of Practical Perspective: Detailed In A Novel, Easy, And Perspicuous Style, For The Use Of Teachers, Or For Self-Instruction. Embellished With Upwards Of One Hundred And Fifty Lithographic Drawings, From Real Views, Taken Expressly For This Work (Oxford , London, 1825)

INTRODUCTION.

Drawing has now become an essential part of genteel education, and its utility is
universally acknowledged; the publication of a Work therefore which professes to
teach it in a style hitherto unattempted, will, it is presumed, be acceptable to all who
desire to become proficients in this elegant art, and to obtain the power of deli-
neating scenes from nature with taste and correctness.
Among the number of elementary Drawing-books now in circulation, I have
never met with one that condescended to lead the learner step by step, in a plain
familiar manner. It is not enough for a teacher to place a slight sketch before a
pupil, and tell him to copy it; but the way in which he ought to commence, pro-
ceed, and finish, should be clearly pointed out, and the reason why different lines and
touches produce a certain effect, demonstrated, particularly in the early lessons. The
pupil then has a solid foundation to build on ; every succeeding lesson becomes less irk-