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 286
er information how I apply this to practice, I shall now freelyimpart it. First, I sketch my composition on blue or dark drawing paper; then I make myplan, to shew the places of the figures and other objects, which I slightly scratch ;next, I assign a point for my light, either high or low, as…
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