Copy books, 19th century drawing

Title

Copy books, 19th century drawing

Shelfmark

MS. Opie 324

Summary

Folder 1: Langley's Drawing Book of Shipping, No.1, printed and sold by Edward Langley, London, n.d. [c.1804-1835?]; drawing book of faces [untitled] No.28, printed and sold by Edward Langley, 173 High Street, Borough, London, n.d. [c.1824?]; drawing book of horses [untitled] No.34, printed and sold by Edward Langley, Borough, London, n.d. [c.1804-1806?]; Fairburn's New Drawing Books, No.14, published by I. Fairburn, No.1 Fountain Court, Minories, London, n.d. [c.1817-20?]; Fairburn's New Drawing Book, No.12, published by I. Fairburn Junior, No.4 Fountain Court, Minories, London, n.d. [c.1817-1830?]; No. 6 of A Series of Easy Lessons to be completed in ten monthly numbers, by S. Prout, London: published by R. Ackermann, 1819; Lumsden & Son's Superior Drawing (Books) for the instruction of Youth, c.1820; Examples for Practice in Drawing by W.M. Craig, 1825 [cover title: Craig's New Work On Drawing], printed by Samuel Vowles, n.d. [c. early- to mid-19th century]; The Little Painter, John Cooke & Sons, London / Joseph Scholz, Mainz, n.d. [c. early- to mid-19th century]; The Little Painter, John Cooke & Sons, London / Joseph Scholz, Mainz, n.d. [c. early- to mid-19th century], variant copy; Virtue's Youth's New London Self-instructing Drawing Book, Nos. 7, 16, 21 and 26, published by George Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, n.d. [c. early- to mid-19th century]; A New series of First Class Drawing Copies[…] No.6, London: J. Cooke & Sons, n.d. [c. early- to mid-19th century].

Folder 2: Childs' Drawing Book of Objects, studies from still life, for young pupils and drawing classes in schools, by George Childs, Philadelphia, 1845 [Facsimile edition, New York: Walter Schatzki, 1951]; Systematische Zeichen-Schule, Frankfurt: published by B. Dondorf, n.d. [c. early- to mid-19th century].

Folder 3: Vere Foster's Drawing Books, various titles and editions, most n.d. [c. mid- to late-19th century], including: Animal Drawing in Pencil by Harrison Weir [Eight booklets O-O8 in hardback cover, c.1868-1869; four booklets from Animals series (5. The Horse – Elementary, 6. Horses (Racer, Trotter, Pony, Mule &c.), 8. Cattle, 10. Various Animals); Flowers From Nature, F1 - Flowers and Foliage; Human Figure in four books, Q2 - figure in outline; Human Figure in four books, Q2 - Heads, Hands, &c.; Landscape and Marine, K3; Landscape in Pencil, K2 and K3 - shaded landscape [Contains a letter from John Plummer, Drawing Master, Training School, Sydney, New South Wales, 4 Jul 1889]; Landscape in Pencil, K2 - sketches boldly shaded; Marine in Pencil, M.3 - Wooden and Iron Vessels, &c.

Folder 4: Vere Foster's Drawing Copybook, Landscape in Water Colors - Sepia, L2; Landscape in Water-Colours, L12 [incomplete copy, 4 pages only]; Vere Foster's Drawing Copy Book, Wild Flowers in Water-colors; Vere Foster's Water-Colour Series, Part 1 Landscape Painting for Beginners, Second Stage; Vere Foster's Water-Colour Series, Animal Painting for Beginners, Nos. 1 and 5; Vere Foster's Advanced Water-Color Drawing, Illuminating, Nos. 3 and 4. All n.d. [c. mid- to late-19th century]

Date

c.1804-1889 and n.d.

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (4 folders)