A Specimen of sketching Landscapes, in a free and masterly manner, with a pen or pencil; exemplified in thirty etchings, done from original drawings of Lucatelli

Etcher William Austin British

After Andrea Locatelli Italian

1781

Not on view

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Title: A Specimen of sketching Landscapes, in a free and masterly manner, with a pen or pencil; exemplified in thirty etchings, done from original drawings of Lucatelli
Etcher: William Austin (British, London 1721/33–1820 Brighton)
Artist: After Andrea Locatelli (Italian, Rome 1695–1741 Rome)
Published in: London
Date: 1781
Medium: Illustrations: etchings
Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (23.5 x 29.8 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Object Number: 60.574.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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