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Drawing - Great Britain - Early works to 1800
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Hay-market exhibition (now open) is a curious and valuable assemblage of five hundred pictures & drawings, and are all the property and works of Mr. Thompson, confessedly the greatest number ever exhibited. (in this or any other country) By the pencil of one master.
Thompson, William, approximately 1730-1800.Date: MDCCLXXXV. [1785]- Books
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Art's master-piece: or, A companion for the ingenious of either sex. In two parts. I. The art of l[']mning and painting in oil, &c. in all particulars, viz. drawing and painting faces, bodies, garments, landskip, preparing and laying on colours, also colcuring m[o]zzo-tinto prints, gilding on, wood. Metals and leather. The newest experiment in lapaning, to imitate the Indian way, plain and in speakles, rock-work, figures, &c. Receipts for making the several forts of varnishes, colours, &c. To make artificial tortoisesuell, to dye or stain ivory, horn, bone, bristles, feathers, and sundry sorts of woods for cabinets. The mystery of dying silks, stuffs, woollen and linen cloth. To make spots, stains, pitch, tar and iron-moulds out of silks stuffs, linen and woollen, and to recover faded silks linen, &c. The art of perfuming and beautifying. Divers physical and chirurgical receipts. To make London powder-ink, other powder-inks, and the f[a]ining Japan-ink. With many other notable things. II. The art of making glass of chrystal, of all sorts and colours, and to prepare the materials. To make glass of lead of many beautiful colours. To make enamel of divers colours, for gold, silver, or other metals. To make chalcedony, like jaspar and other lucid stones, &c. and to prepare materials for the work. To make artificial precious stones in equal beauty to the true; and to colour globes of glass on the inside. The art of painting glass in oil and a[n]caling and burning on the colour. The art of gilding divers forts of metals. Instructions to cast figures in wax, plaister, p...st metals, &c. leaves, flowers, medals, and other matters worthy of note. To which are added many curitsuies and rare secrets, ...nt ... and highly ...roftable and pleasant. The second edition. By C.K.
C. K.Date: [1701?]- Books
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Art's master-piece: or, A companion for the ingenious of either sex. In two parts. I. The art of limning and painting in oil, &c. in all particulars, viz. drawing and painting faces, bodies, garments, landskips; preparing and laying on colours; colouring metzotinto prints; gilding on wood, metals, or leather. The newest experiments in japanning, to imitate the Indian way, plain and in speckles, rockwork, figures, &c. receipts for making the several varnishes, colours, &c. To make artificial tortoiseshell. To die or stain ivory, horn, bone, bristles, feathers, and sundry sorts of wood for cabinets. The mystery of dying silks stuffs, woollen for cabinets. The mystery of dying silks stuffs, woollen and linnen cloth. To take spots, stains, pitch, tar, and iron-moulds out of silks, stuffs, linnen or woollen, and recover faded silks. The art of persuming and beautifying. Divers receipts in physick and surgery. To make London-powder ink, other inks, and the shining Japan-ink: with many other useful things. II. The art of making glass of crystal of all sorts and colours, and to prepare the materials. To make glass of lead of many beautiful colours. To make enamel of divers colours for gold, silver, or other metals. To make chalcedony like jasper or other lucid stones, and prepare materials for the work. To make artificial precious stones, equal in beauty to the true; and to colour globes of glass on the inside. The art of painting glass in oil, and annealing and burning on the colour. Instructions cast figures in wax, plaister, purest metals, &c. leaves, flowers, medals; and other matters worthy of note. To which are added, many curiosities, and rare secrets, known to few, but very profitable and pleasant. The seventh edition, by C.K.
C. K.Date: 1768]