The American drawing-book : a manual for the amateur, and basis of study for the professional artist : especially adapted to the use of public and private schools, as well as home instruction (1847)
Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889 · New York : J.S. Redfield · leaf 52
, practised with care, and under his critical direction, soon enabled us, in a great measure, to surmount it ; and then we were well prepared for … , etc. Every letter was to be formed with a slow, steady movement of the hand 5 its peculiarity of form to be studied, as well as the applicationof portions of each letter to the formation of others. We were taught, first, to know how eachletter should be made 5 and then practised to make it, by…
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