The Practice Of Painting Made Easy: In which is contained, The Art Of Painting In Oil, With The Method Of Colouring, Under The Heads Of First Painting, or Dead-colouring; - Second Painting; - Third or Last Painting; - Painting Back-grounds; - On Copying; - Drapery, and Landschape Painting. By T. Bardwell, Painter.
London:: Printed For, And Sold By, The Booksellers., M.DCC.LXXXII. [Price, stitched in blue paper, Five Shillings.]
Physical Description
[2], 35, [1] p.; 175 mm. (Folio.)
Contents
[T.p.] - Introduction - [Text].
References
ESTC, N24499
M.K. Talley, 'Thomas Bardwell of Bungay, artist and author, 1704-1767', in Walpole Soc., 44 (1976-8), p.91-163.
M.K. Talley, 'Thomas Bardwell of Bungay, artist and author, 1704-1767', in Walpole Soc., 44 (1976-8), p.91-163.
Reproductions
A microfilm copy was published in 2003 (Woodbridge, Conn.: Primary Source Microfilm [imprint of Gale]).
Provenance
A preliminary leaf is stamped 'R.H. Lancaster Mert, Coll' and inscribed in ink, 'Bequest of Sr. A.W. Callcott.'
Binding Note
19th-century quarter red morocco, green cloth-covered boards; spine lettered 'Bardwell's Practice Of Painting. 1782' and 'R.A.'
Subject
Painting - Oil painting (technique) - Techniques - History
Manuals - Treatises - Great Britain - 18th century