Graphics : a manual of drawing and writing, for the use of schools and families (1838)
Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860, author · Philadelphia : J. Whetham · leaf 38
32 MANUAL OF DRAWING. OVALS. … There are Various geometrical modes of making true ellipses or ovals ; but for the general purposes of draw¬ ing, they may simply be considered as curves drawn within regular oblongs, which are thus made the mea¬ sure of their proportions. An oval, therefore, must be understood as it may be…
Drawing -- Study and teaching · Penmanship -- Study and teaching
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