An introduction to perspective, drawing, and painting : in a series of pleasing and familiar dialogues between the author's children ; illustrated by appropriate plates and diagrams, and a sufficiency of practical geometry, and a compendium of genuine instruction, comprising a progressive and complete body of information carefully adapted for the instruction of females, and suited equally to the simplicity of youth and to mental maturity (1820)
Hayter, Charles, 1761-1835 · London : Black, Kingsbury, Parbury, and Allen · leaf 290
tion, (The softening effect, producedby density of atmosphere, must be considered accord-ing to its degree, along with, and not in opposition to, thisradical cause of distant colours.) According to the above conclusion, the extremeblueness, and various other aeriel effects of colour onthe distant… … side of a mountain lay at an an^e of 45 degrees fromthe level, the spectator of this would find it reflected onby that colour which would be in the sky at a rightangle to his visual ray; and the same sort of calcula-tion will in all cases confirm the conclusion, (seeDialogue on Reflection, p. 96,…
Perspective · Drawing · Painting
Internet Archive · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
