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Some hints on learning to draw (1893)

Hutchinson, G. W. Caldwell, Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896 · London ; New York : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 80

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rallel lines, and willall eventually meet in one vanishing point on the horizon. Notethe same of the lines B c, ad, and h h. They will meet because they are parallel receding (or fore-shortened) lines. And they will meet on the horizon because they arc parallelto the surface of the earth. Also… … Fig. 37. Place two books as in the illustration. These books mustat first be looked upon simply as two blocks, such as have beengiven previously. Draw a ground line, and on it erect the line marked a b,the nearest edge of the lower book. Every line in the drawinghas to be compared with and drawn in…

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