The Young Artist's Assistant in the Art of Drawing in Water Colours

1829 John Smith ART of Drawing Oil Painting English Still Life Landscape Color

'The Art of Painting' is a rare 17th-century treatise on painting with oils by English clockmaker John Smith. This work was an immensely popular work throughout the end of the 17th-century into the mid-1700s. In fact, it went through a number of editions through the end of Smith's lifetime.

While the title would suggest this is merely a work from an artistic view, it covers a variety of topics including how to work with gold and silver gilding. Other topics include

· How to mix oils

· Achieving correct color

· Oil paint preservation

· Proper use of tools

· Painting landscapes and still life

Item number: #16705

Price: $499

SMITH, John

The Young Artist's Assistant in the Art of Drawing in Water Colours

London : Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, [ca. 1829].

Details:

· Collation:

o xiii, xvi, 134; 8, 4, [4]

o Wanting p. 97-98, 125-126

o 22 engraved plates (14 colored)

· Provenance: Handwritten – L. M. K. Braston, 1833

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure

· Size: ~8.25in X 5.5in (21cm x 14cm)

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