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)

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No. 3. contains two square blocks of stone, a and b; a is considerably above the
horizon, b is below it. It has been shewn before, that the horizon is always even
with the eye, and a being so much above it, of course the top of the stone cannot
be seen, it is in b. Before you can draw these stones, it will be necessary for you
to understand how to put elevations in perspective, but I do not wish to enter
upon this, till you are quite able to form squares and other figures on the ground
plain.
Plate XVII. is the entrance to Lambeth Palace. This gateway was built by Cardinal
Pole, the last catholic archbishop of Canterbury. This prelate, though he succeeded
the protestant martyr, Archbishop Cranmer, and was promoted to this office by the
infamous Queen Mary, was esteemed a pious, humane, and liberal man, and greatly
averse to the dreadful persecution of the protestants, which, from his station, he ap-
peared to sanction. The gateway forms the entrance to an extensive range of build-
ings, erected at various periods for the accommodation of the archbishops of Canterbury,
who have in succession resided here for many centuries. You will find this one of
the most distinct architectural drawings we have had. You will of course begin at
the angle nearest the eye; the height of the figure will determine the horizon. I
have drawn the perspective lines on the margin, as a guide for your making the draw-
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