A treatise on the art of painting, in all its branches; accompanied by seventy engraved plates, and exemplified by remarks on the paintings of the best masters .. (1817)
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711, Craig, W. M. (William Marshall), ca. 1765-ca. 1834 · London, E. Orme · leaf 225
estdifficulty in explaining my conceptions, I did, to give a sketch of it, cause an inquirytt/be made into the truth itself, as Plate XXXI. aforesaid shews; wherein we plainlysee how far things may sometimes go beyond our guesses. Those who try nice ex-periments must be rejoiced when they make… … Of Lights and Shades. 173 figures plainly shew; but they may be qualified according to occasion, and as youthink fit, both in the objects and their reflections. We take then, for example, the objects standing on the water; being under thehorizon equal to their height, and receiving their light from…
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