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The Principles of Beauty in Colouring Systematized

Author David Ramsay Hay British, Scottish
Publisher William Blackwood & Sons British, Scottish
1845
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  • Title: The Principles of Beauty in Colouring Systematized
  • Author: David Ramsay Hay (British, Edinburgh Scotland 1798–1866 Edinburgh)
  • Publisher: William Blackwood & Sons (Edinburgh and London)
  • Date: 1845
  • Medium: Illustrations: lithographs and (stenciling?)
  • Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (21 x 14.6 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Administrative Purchase Fund, 1957
  • Object Number: 57.587.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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