A Course of Water-Colour Painting with Twenty-Four Coloured Plates from Designs by R. P. Leitch
Leitch was a watercolorist and illustrator whose father, William Leighton Leitch, served Queen Victoria and her daughters as drawing-master for almost twenty years. This popular manual went through nine editions and was aimed at amateurs, its progressive approach likely influenced by the senior Leitch’s extensive teaching experience.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Course of Water-Colour Painting with Twenty-Four Coloured Plates from Designs by R. P. Leitch
- Author: Richard Principal Leitch (British, 1826–1882)
- Publisher: Cassell & Co., Ltd. Paris & New York
- Date: 1886
- Medium: Illustrations: color lithographs
- Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (19.1 x 23.5 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 1973
- Object Number: 1973.556
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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