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The art of drawing in its various branches : exemplified in a course of twenty-eight progressive lessons, calculated to afford those who are unacquainted with the art, the means of acquiring a competent knowledge without the aid of a master : being the only work of the kind in which the principles of effect are explained in a clear, methodical, and at the same time familiar style (1827)

Smith, Thomas, watercolorist, Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, publisher, Clowes, William, 1779-1847, printer · London : Printed for Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, Paternoster-Row · leaf 168

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ellow are blue and red, whichmixed together, form purple, the strongest contrast ofyellow. CONTRAST OF COLOUR. Ill The simple contrasts of blue are red and yellow, whichmixed together, form orange, the strongest contrast ofblue. The following simple scheme will exemplify the threesimple colours,… … We have already observed, that all mixtures of thethree primitive colours we shall call greys; dividingthem into red greys, green greys, yellow greys, purplegreys, blue greys, and orange greys, according as theyapproach nearest to the different simple colours andcompounds. 112 CONTRAST OF GREYS. On…

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