An Introduction to Linear Drawing; Translated from the French...with Alterations and Additoins to Adapt it to the Use of Schools in the United States. To Which is Added, the Elements of Linear Perspective; and Questions on the Whole

1828
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  • Title: An Introduction to Linear Drawing; Translated from the French...with Alterations and Additoins to Adapt it to the Use of Schools in the United States. To Which is Added, the Elements of Linear Perspective; and Questions on the Whole
  • Translator: William Bentley Fowle (American, 1795–1865)
  • Author: From the original by Louis Benjamin Francoeur (French, 1773–1849)
  • Publisher: Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Printer: Munroe and Francis (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Published in: Boston
  • Date: 1828
  • Medium: Illustrations: woodcuts, engraving
  • Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (18.4 x 12.1 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.524.41
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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