For the curious young gentlemen and ladies, that study and practise the ... art of drawing, ... a new and compleat drawing-book; ... Being the close study, ... of the late Mr. Lens, ... in sixty-two copper-plates, engraved by himself. ... To which is prefixed, an introduction to drawing; ... Translated from the French of Monsieur Gerrard de Lairesse, and improved with extracts from C. A. Du Fresnoy,

People / Organizations

• Bernard Lens (Author)
• Bispham Dickinson ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for B. Dickinson, 1752. The third edition.; ..

Publication year

1752

ESTC No.

T212761

Grub Street ID

239828

Description

[4],42p.,plates ; obl.4°.

Note

The text draws on 'Les principes du dessein' by Gérard de Lairesse and 'De arte graphica' by Charles Alphonse Dufresnoy.

Uncontrolled note

Verify format, earlier edition given as obl.8? - cf. t137504