A new elucidation of colours, original, prismatic, and material; showing their concordance in three primitives, yellow, red, and blue; and the means of producing, measuring, and mixing them : with some observations on the accuracy of Sir Isaac Newton ... By James Sowerby ...
James Sowerby
1757-1822.
RA Collection: Book
Record number
11/2732
Author
James Sowerby, 1757-1822.
Imprint
London: Printed by Richard Taylor and Co., 1809
Physical Description
2 p.l., 51 p. 7 pl. (partly col.) 23 cm.
General Note
7 (6 col.) engr. diagrams.
Provenance
Inscribed in ink on the title page 'To the Royal Academy. Presented by the Author, Ja Sowerby'
The front paste-down carries a 20th century Royal Academy bookplate
The front paste-down carries a 20th century Royal Academy bookplate
Name as Subject
Isaac Newton, 1642-1727.
Subject
Painting, Technique
Colour - Colouring - Theory
Colour theory
Colour - Colouring - Theory
Colour theory
