Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Harley, George, 1791-1871
Title:
First principles of landscape drawing / by Geo. Harley.
Published / Created:
London : Published by R. Ackermann, Jun. at his Repository of the Arts and Sporting-Gallery, 191, Regent-Street, Printed by L. W. Harrison, 5, Prince's-street, Leicester-square, 1829.
Physical Description:
[6], 48 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. (part col.) ; 19 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
With two added engraved title pages. The first is a hand-colored aquatint, placed as a frontispiece (and is the same as the title page of Abbey, Life 139). The second, preceding the first part (on pencilling), is a soft-ground etching, and is dated 1829.
Contents:
pt. 1. On pencilling -- pt. 2. Sepia -- pt. 3. Colouring.
Subject Terms:
Landscape drawing, English. | Landscape painting, English. | Drawing books -- Specimens. | Drawing -- Technique. | Ackermann, R. -- Publisher. | Harrison, L. W. -- Printer.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- 1829. | Soft-ground etchings -- 1829. | Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1829.
Contributors:
Harley, George, 1791-1871, ill.