- Title:
- The Practice of Drawing and Painting Landscape from Nature
- Object name(s):
- printed book; book
- Brief description:
- Book, 'The Practice of Drawing and Painting Landscape from Nature', printed book on Card on paper, 1820; 29.3 cm; 28.1 cm x 22.6 cm x 21.6 cm; title page printed 'THE PRACTICE / OF / DRAWING AND PAINTING LANDSCAPE / FROM NATURE, / In Water Colours[colon] / EXEMPLIFIED IN A SERIES OF INSTRUCTIONS / CALCULATED TO / FACILITATE THE PROGRESS OF THE LEARNER; / INCLUDING / The Elements of Perspective, their Application in Sketching from Nature, / and the Explanation of various Processes of Colouring for / producing from the Outline a Finished Picture; / WITH / OBSERVATIONS ON THE STUDY OF NATURE, / AND / VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS RELATIVE TO THE ARTS. / BY FRANCIS NICHOLSON. / LONDON[colon] / Printed for the AUTHOR; and Published by J. BOOTH, Duke Street, Portland Place, / and T. Clay, Ludgate Hill. / 1820'; inside front cover in black ink 'Laura Clifford / Ugbrooke, Jul 1830-'; card bound book; comprises Dedication to the Hon, Mrs Fortescue; Contents; Introduction (4pp); 81pp text divided into 17 chapters, illustrated by 4pp plates - 2 folding, one lithographed, one engraved, the others aquatint, of which one is hand coloured by T. Fielding after F. Nicholson.
- Collection:
- Norfolk Museums
- Acquisition date:
- 4.4.1974
- Acquisition method:
- purchase
- Associated concept:
- fine art
- Associated concept:
- bound volume
- Condition:
- fairfront cover detached from spine - held on by cotton tape; some foxing
- Current location:
- Not on display - In store
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 28.1
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 29.3
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 21.6
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 22.6
- Inscription content:
- Laura Clifford / Ugbrooke, Jul 1830-
- Inscription method:
- inside front cover
- Inscription position:
- in black ink
- Inscription type:
- inscribed
- Inscription content:
- THE PRACTICE / OF / DRAWING AND PAINTING LANDSCAPE / FROM NATURE, / In Water Colours[colon] / EXEMPLIFIED IN A SERIES OF INSTRUCTIONS / CALCULATED TO / FACILITATE THE PROGRESS OF THE LEARNER; / INCLUDING / The Elements of Perspective, their Application in Sketching from Nature, / and the Explanation of various Processes of Colouring for / producing from the Outline a Finished Picture; / WITH / OBSERVATIONS ON THE STUDY OF NATURE, / AND / VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS RELATIVE TO THE ARTS. / BY FRANCIS NICHOLSON. / LONDON[colon] / Printed for the AUTHOR; and Published by J. BOOTH, Duke Street, Portland Place, / and T. Clay, Ludgate Hill. / 1820
- Inscription method:
- printed
- Inscription position:
- title page
- Inscription type:
- inscribed
- Object component name:
- support
- Object component information:
- Card
- Object component name:
- page
- Object component information:
- paper
- Object name:
- printed book; book
- Object number:
- NWHCM : 1974.326
- Object production date:
- 1820
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1820
- Date - latest:
- 1820
- Object production person:
- Nicholson, Francis
- Person's association:
- author
- Other number:
- 326.974
- Other number type:
- assigned number
- Responsible department/section:
- Art-Fine Art
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f09a2d48-922c-39b1-ba3a-4f15a2481891
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f09a2d48-922c-39b1-ba3a-4f15a2481891, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC
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