The Artist's Assistant in Drawing, Perspective, Etching, Engraving, Mezzotinto-Scraping, Painting on Glass, in Crayons, in Water-Colours, and on Silks and Sattins; the Art of Japanning, &c.; Containing the Easiest and most Comprehensive Rules for the Attainment of those Truly Useful and Polite Arts, Methodically Digested, and Adapted to the Capacities of Young Beginners, Illustrated with Suitable Examples Engraved on Copper; the Sixth edition, improved

Publisher Benjamin Davies American

Printer Benjamin Johnson American

1794

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Title: The Artist's Assistant in Drawing, Perspective, Etching, Engraving, Mezzotinto-Scraping, Painting on Glass, in Crayons, in Water-Colours, and on Silks and Sattins; the Art of Japanning, &c.; Containing the Easiest and most Comprehensive Rules for the Attainment of those Truly Useful and Polite Arts, Methodically Digested, and Adapted to the Capacities of Young Beginners, Illustrated with Suitable Examples Engraved on Copper; the Sixth edition, improved
Publisher: Benjamin Davies (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Printer: Benjamin Johnson (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Published in: Philadelphia
Date: 1794
Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving (fold-out plates)
Dimensions: 6 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (17 × 10.4 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1954
Object Number: 54.524.37
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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